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ossement

bone remains

noun os-MAHN Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: Latin 'os' (bone)

Also means

skeletal fragments

Usage Note

Ossement almost always appears in the plural ossements to refer to scattered or exhumed bones, as found at an archaeological site or crime scene. The singular is rare; the related word os (bone) is the everyday term for a single bone.

Examples

"Les archéologues ont découvert des ossements anciens."

Natural Translation

The archaeologists discovered ancient bones.

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