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remanent

[ rem-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. remaining; left behind.

remanent

/ ˈrɛmənənt /

adjective

  1. rare.
    remaining or left over
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of remanent1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remanent- (stem of remanēns ), present participle of remanēre. See remain, -ent
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Example Sentences

The weight of the projectile is 88 pounds, and its remanent velocity at the moment of impact is 1,295 feet.

Item a remanent of crymesyn cloth of golde of tissewe to make a cushon & ij corpvs cases.

He only understands that the band was with the remanent letters, and put in the Castle by George Dalgleish.

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