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    left·o·ver
    [ˈleftˌōvər]
    noun
    (leftovers)
    leftover (noun) · leftovers (plural noun) · left-over (noun) · left-overs (plural noun)
    1. something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used or consumed:
      "everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers" · "he's just a leftover from another age"
    adjective
    leftover (adjective) · left-over (adjective)
    1. remaining; surplus:
      "yesterday's leftover bread"
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    noun
    1. something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used or consumed:
      residue
      survivor
      legacy
      vestige
      trace
      leavings
      remainder
      scraps
      remnants
      remains
      slops
      crumbs
      dregs
      excess
      surplus
      overage
      rejects
      tail ends
      odds and ends
      oddments
      uneaten food
      unused supplies
      scourings
      offcuts
      bits and bobs
    adjective
    1. remaining; surplus:
      remaining
      left
      uneaten
      unconsumed
      excess
      surplus
      superfluous
      extra
      additional
      unused
      unwanted
      spare
      in reserve
      excessive
      residual
      surviving
     
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    Leftover refers to:

    1. The unused or unconsumed part of something, especially food. cambridge.org+3 1 2 3 4
    2. An anachronistic survival or vestige. merriam-webster.com 2
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    Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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    LEFTOVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Leftover is an adjective or noun that means the part that has not been used or eaten when the other parts have been. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and usage…
    Merriam Webster
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    Leftover Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    : something that remains unused or unconsumed especially : leftover food served at a later meal usually used in plural 2 : an anachronistic survival : vestige
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    Leftover - definition of leftover by The Free Dictionary
    Leftover is an adjective or noun that means remaining as an unused portion or amount, or food remaining from a previous meal. See different dictionaries, synonyms, translations and…
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    LEFTOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
    Leftover is a noun or adjective that means food or anything remaining from a larger amount. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of leftover from Dictionary.com.
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    What does leftover mean?
    Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of LEFTOVER is something that remains unused or unconsumed; especially : leftover food served at a later meal —usually used in plural.

    Leftover Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    What is leftover food?
    Usually leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use. anything left or remaining from a larger amount; remainder. leftover meatloaf.

    LEFTOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    What does left OV R Mean?
    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English left‧o‧ver1 /ˈleftəʊvə $ -oʊvər/ adjective [only before noun] remaining after all the rest has been used, taken, or eaten leftover vegetables a few pieces of leftover carpet Examples from the Corpus leftover • Take all your leftover bottles to be recycled.

    leftover | meaning of leftover in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary

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    What is the difference between a leftover and a remainder?
    Usually, leftovers. [plural] food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, esp. when saved for later use. remainder. being left or remaining: leftover meatloaf. left•o•ver (left′ ō′vər), n. Usually, leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, esp. when saved for later use. remainder.

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    What is a leftover from a past period of time?
    Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad. If you say that something is a leftover from a past period of time, you mean that it has its origin there and still exists even though most other things connected to that time have disappeared. ...a leftover from the time our planet was first formed. He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio.

    LEFTOVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    How do you use leftovers in a recipe?
    And many of my recipes are geared towards leftovers and stretching meals such as the Sunday roast. I really love coming up with new ideas to turn my leftovers from the day before into something really tasty. You use leftover to describe an amount of something that remains after the rest of it has been used or eaten.

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