urn

CEFRB2

/ɜːn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large container used for storing liquids or ashes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.

Examples

  • Grandmother's ashes are in an urn at the temple.

  • The children broke the ancient urn.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

  2. A vase with a footed base.

  3. Any place of burial; the grave.

More examples

In context

  • A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, […]found an urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn.

  • His scattered limbs with my dead body burn, / And once more join us in the pious urn.

  • Or lay these bones in an unworthy urn, / Tombless, with no remembrance over them.

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After the cremation ceremony, the remains were placed in a decorative blank.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English urne, from Old French urne, from Latin urna (“vessel”). Doublet of urna.