remnant
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noun
a
small
remaining
quantity
of something.
〖通例~s〗 残り(物), 余り(物); 残骸;
a
piece
of
cloth
or
carpeting
left
when the
greater
part
has been
used
or
sold
.
(布の)端切れ
a
surviving
trace
:
名残
e.g.
a remnant of the past.
Christian
Theology
a
small
minority
of
people
who will
remain
faithful
to
God
and so be
saved
(in
allusion
to
biblical
prophecies
concerning
Israel
).
adjective
attributive
remaining
:
e.g.
remnant strands of hair.
ORIGIN
Middle English
: contraction of obsolete
remenant
from
Old French
remenant
, from
remenoir
,
remanoir
‘
remain
’.