English Explanatory Dictionary

leftover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
noun
  1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
  2. Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-leftover.wav

Word forms

leftover left over left-over leftovers

Etymology

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

Synonyms

oddment
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