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urn

[urn]

noun

  1. a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.

  2. a vase for holding the ashes of the cremated dead.

  3. a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity.

  4. Botany.the spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.



urn

/ ɜː /

noun

  1. a vaselike receptacle or vessel, esp a large bulbous one with a foot

  2. a vase used as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead

  3. a large vessel, usually of metal, with a tap, used for making and holding tea, coffee, etc

  4. botany the spore-producing capsule of a moss

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • urnlike adjective
  • ˈܰˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urn1

1325–75; Middle English urne < Latin urna earthen vessel for ashes, water, etc., akin to urceus pitcher, Greek ýŧ jar
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urn1

C14: from Latin ūԲ; related to Latin ū to burn, urceus pitcher, Greek ܰŧ jar
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BBC Sport takes a closer look at some of the issues facing the Aussies which might give England some heart before they begin their bid to regain the urn in Perth on 21 November.

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Now there is a World Test Championship final to win and an Ashes urn to retain.

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From full-body taxidermy to partial mementos — skulls, bronzed hearts or freeze-dried paws, for example — such services provide closure in ways that, clients say, traditional burials or urns cannot.

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A sterling silver urn, given to Miss Pickford by the queen of Siam, is also in a glass case.

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Their discovery – alongside bone fragments identified by an inscribed urn as belonging to the Buddha himself – reverberated through the world of archaeology.

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