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here lies

here lies phrase: a phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.

Phrase

here lies

  1. A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.

here lies meaning in Malay

here lies in Malay

epitaph
di sini bersemadinya

Origin of here lies

Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).

Questions about here lies

What does here lies mean?
Here lies means a phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.
What is here lies in Malay?
Here lies in Malay is di sini bersemadinya. See Here lies meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is here lies?
Here lies is a phrase.

Words near here lies in the dictionary

  1. here for a good time, not a long time
  2. here for it
  3. here goes
  4. here goes nothing
  5. here here
  6. here lies
  7. here to stay
  8. here today, gone tomorrow
  9. here we are
  10. here we go
  11. here we go again

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