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ashes

1 British  
/ ˈæʃɪz /

plural noun

  1. ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning

    the city was left in ashes

  2. the remains of a human body after cremation

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Ashes 2 British  
/ ˈæʃɪz /

plural noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Ashes

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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