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overblijfsel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • relict noun Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
  • remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
  • remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
  • residual adj Left over after most of something has gone or been used up.
  • vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

overblijfsel is used for these senses in English:

  • relict (formal) Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
  • remainder A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
  • remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
  • residual A remainder left over at the end of some process.

relict — full definition

  1. noun Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic.
  2. noun The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
  3. noun A species, organism, or ecosystem that has survived from a previous age: one that was once widespread but is now found only in a few areas.
  4. noun A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.

remainder — full definition

  1. noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
  2. noun In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
  3. noun Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.

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