1 [usuallypl.] a part of sth that is left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc:
The woods are remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area. * Many of the traditions are remnants of a time when most people worked on the land.
2 a small piece of fabric that is left when the rest has been sold
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, remnant is tagged as noun.
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