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ri-MAYND-uh/rɪˈmeɪndə/

The remainder is what is left after the rest has gone: the remainder of the sample, divide and remainder. Rest (already in the dictionary) is everyday; remnant (this batch) is a fragment of something once larger. A caption does not move a bus.

Meaning

The part of something that is left after the rest has gone.

Examples

• “The remainder of the cohort still needs a night bus, not a caption.”
• “Rest is already in this course. Remnant is this batch (a leftover scrap). A caption is comms. A route is logistics. Keep the bus, or name the exclusion in the n.”

Good to know

What is left over. Everyday: rest (already in the dictionary). Scrap twin: remnant (this batch). A caption ≠ a bus.

Near in meaning

rest

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