remnant
/ˈɹɛmnənt/ nom C1En français : reste
- A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole. · The remnants of the Neanderthal race mixed with members of Homo sapiens.
- The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt. · Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.
- An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc. · All the remnants were sold in the flea market.· A large number of remnants were taking up too much space, so we disposed of them.
- The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.
Pluriel remnants
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These delicate gaseous remnants offer invaluable clues regarding the composition of the Earth's atmosphere long before human civilization emerged.
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