Definition of a cremains

cremains

noun

• "cremated remains".

                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
  Citation from "TRENTON: Police hoping to identify urn found at park", The News-Herald, Anne Sullivan, January 30 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 03 2010.

notes

• The Cremation Association of North America explicitly prefers the expression "cremated remains" over "cremains".

  Last edited on Apr 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 03 2010.

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