The difference between Remains and Remnant
When used as nouns, remains means what is left after a person (or any organism) dies, whereas remnant means the small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
Remnant is also adjective with the meaning: remaining.
check bellow for the other definitions of Remains and Remnant
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Remains as a noun:
What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Examples:
"They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery."
"The victim's remains were one small piece of bone."
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Remains as a noun:
Historical or archaeological relics.
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Remains as a noun:
The extant writings of a deceased person.
Examples:
"To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness."
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Remains as a noun:
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Examples:
"He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner."
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Remains as a noun (rare):
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Remains as a verb:
Examples:
"We'll go ahead, while she remains here."
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Remnant as a noun:
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
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Remnant as a noun:
The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
Examples:
"Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make [[quilt]]s."
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Remnant as a noun:
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
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Remnant as an adjective (archaic):
Remaining; still left.