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urn definition

urn (ʉrn)

noun

    1. a vase, esp. one with a foot or pedestal
    2. such a vase used to hold the ashes of a cremated body
  2. a large metal container with a faucet, used for making and serving hot coffee, tea, etc.
  3. Bot. the part of a moss capsule that bears the spores

Etymology: ME < L urna, urn; akin to urceus, jug

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