remains
remains Lexical Profile
remains Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The parts of something that are left over after other parts have been used, consumed, destroyed, or removed; specifically, surviving historical or archaeological traces and ruins.
"Archaeologists uncovered the ancient remains of a Roman villa beneath the modern town square."
A person's or animal's dead body, skeleton, or cremated ashes.
"The explorer's mortal remains were returned to his homeland for a formal burial."
The unpublished or uncollected writings left behind by an author at the time of their death.
"A scholar compiled the poet's literary remains into a posthumous volume of essays and fragments."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun meaning leftovers, ruins, or a corpse, 'remains' is a pluralia tantum word: it has no singular form in these senses and always takes a plural verb (e.g., 'The remains of the castle are still visible').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'remain', which entered Middle English via Old French 'remaindre', from Latin 'remanere' (composed of 're-' meaning 'back' and 'manere' meaning 'to stay').
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