residuum
noun
re·sid·u·um
ri-ˈzi-jə-wəm 
plural residua
ri-ˈzi-jə-wə
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even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine
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In plain, spare prose, Hersey documents scenes of unprecedented ruin, capturing the ghostly residuum of calamity.
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Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
In plain, spare prose, Hersey documents scenes of unprecedented ruin, capturing the ghostly residuum of calamity.
—Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2021
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“Residuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residuum. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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residuum
noun
re·sid·u·um
ri-ˈzij-ə-wəm
plural residua
-ə-wə
also residuums
also residuums
: something that remains
especially
: residual sense 2
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residuum
noun
re·sid·u·um
ri-ˈzi-jə-wəm
plural residua
-jə-wə
: residue
a lapsed or void legacy of personal property shall fall into the residuum and go to the residuary legatee—Official Code of Georgia Annotated
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