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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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Feces
Fe"ces\, n. pl. dregs; sediment; excrement. See F[AE]ces.
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Language Translation for : feces
Spanish:
excrementos, heces,
German:
der Kot,
Japanese:
糞便
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feces
1460, "dregs," from L. faeces "sediment, dregs," pl. of faex (gen. faecis) of unknown origin. Specific sense of "human excrement" is from 1639.
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Main Entry: fe·ces
Variant: or chiefly British fae·ces /'fE-(")sEz/
Function: noun plural
: bodily waste discharged throughthe anus : EXCREMENT
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feces fe·ces (fē'sēz)
pl.n.
The matter that is discharged from the bowel during defecation; excrement. Also called stercus.
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| feces (fē'sēz) Pronunciation Key
Waste matter eliminated from the intestinal tract. |
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