left·o·ver
 leftover
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- left
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- Language Note
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noun |
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A leftover is food that is still there after you finish eating a meal. We often put leftovers away and eat them at some later time.
Jackie's family packed up the leftovers from their dinner and stored them in the refrigerator.When Will and his parents were finished eating at the restaurant, they put their leftovers home in a small box.- synonyms:
- scrap
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excess |
For use before a noun, the one-word adjective "leftover" is used, as in "leftover meatloaf" or "leftover tasks." The divided adjective "left over" is not used in this way. It's also important to note that the pronunciation of the two adjectives differ. The one-word adjective has its primary stress on the first syllable, "left." The two-word adjective has its primary stress on the "o" of "over."