How to pronounce remains

Say it like this: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

What does remains mean?

nounThe body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

“The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.”

Historical or archaeological relics.

The extant writings of a deceased person.

“To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.”

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