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cremains

/krɪˈmeɪnz/

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noun

/krɪˈmeɪnz/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее пепел и фрагменты костей, остающиеся после кремации тела умершего.

A noun referring to the ashes and bone fragments that remain after a dead body has been cremated.

uncountable · irregular plural

  1. Cremated remainsB2formal

    The ashes and small bone fragments left after a body has been cremated.

    ruКремированные останки

    • The family scattered the cremains at their favorite beach.
    • She kept her husband's cremains in an urn on the mantelpiece.
    • The funeral home carefully prepared the cremains for the ceremony.

    Synonymsremains

Forms
  • cremains plural form
  • cremains' possessive plural form
  • cremains' possessive singular form