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Uncommonurn
The correct spelling is urn.
How to pronounce urn
/ɜːn/
nounIPA: /ɜːn/
Say it like: Urn
The correct spelling is urn. A vase with a footed base.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A vase with a footed base.
- 2.A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.
- 3.A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
- 4.Any place of burial; the grave.
- 5.A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.
verb
- 1.To place in an urn.
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