residua

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
residua/rɪˈzɪdjuə/
plural form of residuum.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
residuum /rɪˈzɪdjʊəm/
noun (pl. residua /-djʊə/)
  • 1 technical a chemical residue.
  • 2 Sociology a class of society that is unemployed and without privileges or opportunities.
– origin C17: from L., neut. of residuus, residere ‘to remain’.
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