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remains

noun
remains pronunciation English rɪˈmeɪnz remains pronunciation American rɪˈmeɪnz
[plural]
 
1 remains (of something) the parts of something that are left after the other parts have been used, eaten, removed, etcShe fed the remains of her lunch to the dog.2 the parts of ancient objects and buildings that have survived and are discovered in the present dayprehistoric remainsthe remains of a Roman fort3 (formal) the body of a dead person or animalThey had discovered human remains.