remains

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(rĭ-mānz') pronunciation
pl.n.
  1. All that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed.
  2. A corpse.
  3. The unpublished writings of a deceased author.
  4. Ancient ruins or fossils.

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noun

  1. What remains after a part has been used or subtracted: balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remnant, residue, rest2. See leftover.
  2. A mark or remnant that indicates the former presence of something: relic, trace, vestige. See leftover, marks.
  3. The physical frame of a dead person or animal: body, cadaver, carcass, corpse. Slang stiff. See body/spirit.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Continues in a place; Endures; Lasts.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - rester, levninger, efterladenskaber, ruiner

Français (French)
n. pl. - restes, vestiges, restes (humains)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - υπολείμματα, λείψανο, απομεινάρια

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - restos, despojos, obras póstumas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - kvarlevor, återstod

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
剩余, 遗体, 遗迹, 遗骨

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 剩餘, 遺體, 遺跡, 遺骨

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 남은 것, 유족, 유해

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) بقايا, رفاة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮מה שנשאר לאחר שחלקים אחרים נלקחו, אזלו או נהרסו, גופה, כתבים של מחבר שנפטר שלא ראו אור, חורבות ומאובנים עתיקים‬


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