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Definition of cremains noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cremains

noun

/krəˈmeɪnz/

/krəˈmeɪnz/

[plural] (North American English)

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the powder that is left after a dead person’s body has been cremated (= burned) synonym ashesTopics Life stagesc2

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