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linn (lin)

noun

  1. a waterfall or a pool of water at its base
  2. a steep ravine

Etymology: < OE hlynn, torrent, confused with Gael linne, a pond: orig., noise, roar < hlynnan, to resound < IE *k(e)len- < base *kel-, to cry out > L clamor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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