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noun

urn

urn
noun
1
A decorative vase, often with a rounded body and narrow neck, set on a footed base.
"A stone urn stood at each side of the garden entrance."
2
A container used to hold the ashes of someone who has been cremated.
"They scattered her ashes from the urn over the coastline she loved."
3
A large metal container used to brew or serve hot drinks like tea or coffee in bulk.
"The community hall kept a huge tea urn bubbling all afternoon."

How to Use Urn

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA vase-shaped container — used for decoration, for holding cremated ashes, or for brewing large quantities of tea or coffee.

Common pairings
a funeral urn a tea urn an ornamental urn

Word Forms

urned past tense, urns plural, urns singular

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Etymology

From Latin urna, "vessel."

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