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    bourn
    /bɔːn/

    noun

    • 1. a limit or boundary. literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bournBourn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈbȯrn. ˈbu̇rn. variants or bourne. Synonyms of bourn. : stream, brook. Synonyms. beck [ British] brooklet. burn [ British] creek. gill [ British] rill. rivulet. run [ chiefly Midland] runlet. runnel. streamlet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bourn in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOURNE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BOURNE definition: 1. a limit or boundary (= edge): 2. a destination (= the place where someone is going): 3. a…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bournBOURN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a stream, esp an intermittent one in chalk areas Compare burn 2. bourn. 2. / bɔːn / noun. a destination; goal. a boundary. Discover More. Other Words From. bourn less adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bourn 1. 1515–25; earlier borne < Middle French, Old French, originally a Picard form of bodne; bound 3.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOURN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: archaic 1. a destination; goal 2. a boundary mainly Southern England a stream, esp an intermittent one in chalk.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › bournBourn - definition of bourn by The Free Dictionary

    1. A destination; a goal. 2. A boundary; a limit. [French bourne, from French dialectal bosne, borne, from Old French bodne, limit, boundary marker, from Medieval Latin bodina, perhaps of Celtic origin.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › bourne_n2bourne | bourn, n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    A boundary, frontier; an object serving to define a boundary, a landmark. Now spec. : a boundary or terminal point considered as confining or… field boundary 1812–

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bournBourn - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of bourn. noun. an archaic term for a boundary. synonyms: bourne. see more. noun. an archaic term for a goal or destination. synonyms: bourne. see more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bournebourne - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · bourne (plural bournes) ( countable) A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally; a small stream or brook.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bourneBourne - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    3 days ago · bourne. the "bourne" family. an archaic term for a boundary.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bourneBourne Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈbȯrn. ˈbu̇rn. variants or less commonly bourn. Synonyms of bourne. 1. : boundary, limit. 2. : goal, destination. Synonyms. aim. ambition. aspiration. design. dream. end. goal. ideal. intention. mark. meaning. objective. plan. point. pretension.