residual
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[edit] Etymology
Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself from Old French residu (=modern), from Latin residuum "a remainder", the neutral inflection of residuus "remaining, left over", the past participle of residere "remain behind" (from re- 'back, again' + sedere to sit, reside').
[edit] Adjective
residual (not comparable)
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- Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
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concerning a residue
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[edit] Noun
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residual (plural residuals)
- A remainder left over at the end of some process.
- (in plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
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a remainder left over at the end of some process
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Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated
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[edit] Galician
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residual m. and f. (plural resduais)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
residual m. and f. (plural residuales)
