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bourn

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /b??n/, /b??n/
  • (rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /bo(?)?n/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /bo?n/
  • Homophone: borne
  • Rhymes: -??(?)n

Etymology 1

Doublet of burn.

Noun

bourn (plural bourns)

  1. A small stream or brook.
Related terms
  • burn

Etymology 2

From French borne.

Noun

bourn (plural bourns)

  1. Destination.
  2. Limit.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourn.

See also

  • bourne

Anagrams

  • Bornu, Bruno, buron

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tourn

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman. Doublet of turn.

Noun

tourn (plural tourns)

  1. A circuit made by a medieval English sheriff to the courts of his shire.
  2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) A spinning wheel.

Anagrams

  • Toru?, run to

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