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feces
[ fee-seez ]
/ ˈfi siz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement.
dregs; sediment.
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Also especially British, fae·ces .
Origin of feces
1425–75; late Middle English <Latin faecēs grounds, dregs, sediment (plural of faex)
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How to use feces in a sentence
Echoing Rahman, Cramer said Jane’s testimony about the feces video is one graphic incident the defense can’t even touch.
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British Dictionary definitions for feces
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Scientific definitions for feces
feces
[ fē′sēz ]
Waste matter eliminated from the intestinal tract.
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Cultural definitions for feces
feces
[ (fee-seez) ]
Excrement; the waste material that is passed to the outside from the rectum through the anus.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.