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ashes

/ ˈæʃɪ�� /

plural noun

ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
the city was left in ashes
the remains of a human body after cremation

Ashes

/ ˈæʃɪ�� /

plural noun

the Ashes
a cremated cricket stump in a pottery urn now preserved at Lord's. Victory or defeat in test matches between England and Australia is referred to as winning, losing, or retaining the Ashes

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ashes¹

from the mock obituary of English cricket in The Times in 1882 after a great Australian victory at the Oval, in which it was said that the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia

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“In my hand is a phoenix rising from the ashes, with a green ‘Shrek’ background.

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“It’s almost a biblical kind of conclusion, from ashes to ashes. That’s for humans but, in this case, it’s for all of those objects as well.”

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From the ashes she pulled a strange assortment of survivors: fragments of ceramic plates, misshapen metal and coffee mugs that no public health authority would recommend using.

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The tension eases, though, when Rickey finally opens up about his father’s recent death; he wants Glenn to road-trip with him to the title city for a spreading of ashes.

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Rickey could use emotional support when he scatters his ashes.

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Asherite ashet

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