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    re·mains
    [rəˈmānz]
    noun
    remains (plural noun)
    1. the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed:
      "the remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table"
      • historical or archaeological relics:
        "Roman remains"
      • a person's body after death:
        "he left instructions regarding the disposal of his remains"
    Origin
    late Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere (see remain).
    re·main
    [rəˈmān]
    verb
    remains (third person present)
    1. continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist:
      "a cloister is all that remains of the monastery"
      • stay in the place that one has been occupying:
        "her husband remained at the beach condo"
      • continue to possess a particular quality or fulfill a particular role:
        "he had remained alert the whole time"
      • be left over after others or other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with:
        "several years remain in the transition period"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.
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    noun
    1. the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed:
    verb
    1. continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist:
      Opposite:
      cease to exist
     
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    "Remains" can refer to:

    1. The things or parts of something that continue to exist when other parts or things no longer do. cambridge.org 1
    2. To stay in the same place or condition. cambridge.org 2
    3. Any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc., that are left unused or still extant. dictionary.com 3
     
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    Remains are the parts or traces of something that is left after use, destruction, or time. Remains can also mean a dead body or unpublished writings of an author.

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