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fae⋅ces
[fee-seez] 
Related forms:
fae⋅cal [fee-kuh
l] , adjective
[fee-kuhl] , adjective fe⋅ces
[fee-seez] –noun (used with a plural verb)
) | 1. | waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement. |
| 2. | dregs; sediment. |
Also, especially British, faeces.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (pl. of faex)
1425–75; late ME < L faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (pl. of faex)
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| fae·ces (fē'sēz) pl.n. Chiefly British Variant of feces. |
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Faeces
F[ae]"ces\, n.pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [Written also feces.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Faeces
Spanish:
excrementos, heces,
German:
der Kot,
Japanese:
糞便
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