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urns

The correct spelling is urns.

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noun

Say it like: Urn-s

The correct spelling is urns. A vase with a footed base.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A vase with a footed base.
  2. 2.A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.
  3. 3.A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
  4. 4.Any place of burial; the grave.
  5. 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.

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