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remain

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  1. stay                  
 
1. re.main \ri-'ma-n\ vi [ME ramainen, fr. MF remaindre, fr. L remane-re, 
   fr. re]- + mane-re to remain - more at MANSION 1a: to be a part not 
   destroyed, taken, or used up  1b: to be something yet to be shown, done, or 
   treated  2: to stay in the same place or with the same person or group; 
   specifX : to stay behind 3: to continue unchanged : STAND 
2. remain n obs  1: STAY  2: a remaining part or trace - usu. used in pl.  
   pl  3: writings left unpublished at a writer's death  pl  4: a dead body