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- DictionaryBourn/bôrn/
noun
- 1. a limit or boundary. literary
noun. ˈbȯrn. ˈbu̇rn. variants or bourne. Synonyms of bourn. : stream, brook. Synonyms. beck [ British] brooklet. burn [ British] creek. gill [ British] rill. rivulet. run [ chiefly Midland] runlet. runnel. streamlet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bourn in a Sentence.
bourn. 3 meanings: archaic 1. a destination; goal 2. a boundary mainly Southern England a stream, esp an intermittent one in chalk.... Click for more definitions.
IPA guide. Other forms: bourns. Definitions of bourn. noun. an archaic term for a boundary. synonyms: bourne. see more. noun. an archaic term for a goal or destination.
1. / bɔːn / noun. a stream, esp an intermittent one in chalk areas Compare burn 2. bourn. 2. / bɔːn / noun. a destination; goal. a boundary. Discover More. Other Words From. bourn less adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bourn 1. 1515–25; earlier borne < Middle French, Old French, originally a Picard form of bodne; bound 3
noun. ˈbȯrn. ˈbu̇rn. variants or less commonly bourn. Synonyms of bourne. 1. : boundary, limit. 2. : goal, destination. Synonyms. aim. ambition. aspiration. design. dream. end. goal. ideal. intention. mark. meaning. objective. plan. point. pretension.
BOURNE definition: 1. a limit or boundary (= edge): 2. a destination (= the place where someone is going): 3. a…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun bourne is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for bourne is from 1523, in a translation by 2nd Baron Berners, soldier, diplomat, and translator.
Noun. Singular: bourn. Plural: bourns. Origin of Bourn. French bourne from French dialectal bosne, borne from Old French bodne limit, boundary marker from Medieval Latin bodina of Celtic origin. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Middle English from Old English burna bhreu- in Indo-European roots.
3 days ago · bourne. Other forms: bournes. Definitions of bourne. noun. an archaic term for a boundary. synonyms: bourn. see more. noun. an archaic term for a goal or destination.
Define bourn. bourn synonyms, bourn pronunciation, bourn translation, English dictionary definition of bourn. also bourne n. A small stream; a brook. also bourne n. Archaic 1. A destination; a goal. 2. A boundary; a limit. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
