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    res·i·due
    [ˈrezəˌdo͞o]
    noun
    residue (noun) · residues (plural noun)
    1. a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used:
      "the fine residue left after the sorting of tea" · "the residue of the country's colonial past"
      • a substance that remains after a process such as combustion or evaporation:
        "the ash was a residue from coal-fired power stations"
      • law
        the part of an estate that is left after the payment of charges, debts, and bequests:
        "the residue of the estate was divided equally among the cousins"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French residu, from Latin residuum ‘something remaining’ (see residuum).
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