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remeant

/ɹɪˈmiːənt/

remeant adjective: coming back; returning.

Adjective

remeant (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Coming back; returning.
    • Like the remeant sun.1848, Charles Kingsley, Saint's Tragedy

Origin of remeant

From Latin remeāns, present participle of remeō (“to go or come back”).

Questions about remeant

What does remeant mean?
Remeant means coming back; returning.
What part of speech is remeant?
Remeant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce remeant?
Remeant is pronounced /ɹɪˈmiːənt/.

Words near remeant in the dictionary

  1. remead
  2. remeaded
  3. remeading
  4. remeads
  5. remeander
  6. remeant
  7. remeasure
  8. remeasured
  9. remeasurement
  10. remeasurements
  11. remeasures

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