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remains

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re·mains  (r-mnz)
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 The unpublished writings of a deceased author.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.

remains
Noun, pl
1. parts left over from something after use or the passage of time: the remains of the old Roman fortress
2. a corpse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remainsremains - any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
archeological remains - a relic that has been excavated from the soil
fossil - the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
2.remainsremains - the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
cremains - the remains of a dead body after cremation

remains
plural noun 2. relics,
plural noun 3. corpse, body, carcass, cadaver
Translations
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] nplrestos mpl
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] remain nplrestes mpl
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] remain npl (of meal) → Überreste pl;
(of building etc) → Ruinen pl;
(of body) → sterbliche Überreste pl
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] nplresti mpl


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At Punta Alta we have a section of one of these later-formed little plains, which is highly interesting from the number and extraordinary character of the remains of gigantic land-animals embedded in it.
These remains naturally suggest many interesting reflections.
[*] Then there remains the most interesting subject--that, as it is, has only been touched on incidentally--of the magnificent system of military organisation in force in that country, which, in my opinion, is much superior to that inaugurated by Chaka in Zululand, inasmuch as it permits of even more rapid mobilisation, and does not necessitate the employment of the pernicious system of enforced celibacy.
 
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