This week’s theme
Portmanteaux or blend words

This week’s words
hermaphrodite
meeple
cremains
shero
prissy

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PRONUNCIATION:

(kri-MAYNZ)

MEANING:

noun: Ashes remaining after cremation of a body.

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of cremated and remains. Earliest documented use: 1947.

USAGE:

“If the ever-soaring price of condos in New York City has your head spinning, wait until you shop for a cemetery plot. ... Basic cemetery plots across the five boroughs now generally cost $4,500 to $19,000, not including hefty fees for foundations, interments, and maintenance. ... An in-ground plot for cremains at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn is only two square feet and starts at $1,200.”
Jane Margolies; Property for the Afterlife; The New York Times; Mar 17, 2019.
[Or simply donate your your body to science and organs to people. -Ed.]

See more usage examples of cremains in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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