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   remains

   /rɪˈmeɪnz/

   plural

   • 1. the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed: "the remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table" Similar remainderresidueremaining part/number/quantitypart/number/quantity (that is) left overrestremnantremnantsleftoversleavingsscrapsdebrisdetritustechnical:residuum
   • ▪ historical or archaeological relics: "Roman remains" Similar antiquitiesrelicsinheritanceheritagereliquiae
   • ▪ a person's body after death: "he left instructions regarding the disposal of his remains" Similar corpsedead bodybodycadavercarcassbody partsbonesskeleton

   Word Origin late Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere (see remain).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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