reliquum — meaning in English

English meaning

• remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
• rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.

Senses

reliquum is used for these senses in English:

• remainder A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
• rest (uncountable) That which remains.

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.

rest — full definition

1. noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
2. noun The remaining part of something; what is left over.
3. noun A pause of a specific length in a piece of music, or the symbol marking it.
4. verb To stop working or moving in order to relax or recover.
5. verb To lean, lie, or be supported on something.

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