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bourn1 definition

bourn or bourne (bôrn, bo̵orn)

noun

a brook or stream

Etymology: ME burne < OE burna, metathetic for brunna; akin to Ger brunnen, a spring: see burn

bourn2 definition

bourn or bourne (bôrn, bo̵orn)

noun

  1. a limit; boundary
  2. a goal; objective
  3. a domain

Etymology: Fr borne < OFr bunne: see bound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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