English abbreviation dictionary - urn
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Urn
urn
U.S. gov. abbr.
Uniform Resource Name univ. abbr.
University Radio Nottingham softw. abbr.
Uniform Resource Name network. abbr.
Uniform Resource Name media abbr.
University Radio Nottingham media abbr.
Union Resources Network account. abbr.
Unique Reference Number
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~ n 1 a decorated container, especially one that is used for holding the ashes (ash) of a dead body 2 a metal container that holds a large amount of tea or coffee ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(urns) 1. An urn is a container in which a dead person’s ashes are kept. N-COUNT 2. An urn is a metal container used for making a large quantity of tea or coffee and keeping it hot. N-COUNT: usu supp N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Latin ~a Date: 14th century 1. a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation) 2. a closed vessel usually with a spigot for serving a hot beverage a coffee ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a vase with a foot and usu. a rounded body, esp. for storing the ashes of the cremated dead or as a vessel or measure. 2 a large vessel with a tap, in which tea or coffee etc. is made or kept hot. 3 poet. anything in which a dead body or its remains are preserved, e.g. a grave. --v.tr. enclose in an urn. Derivatives urnful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. L urna, rel. to urceus pitcher ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. урна (тип вазы) 2. погребальная урна 3. могила, гробница 4. электрический самовар или кофейник 5. ист. избирательная урна (в Древней Греции и т. п.) 6. бот. урна (у мхов) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1385, "vase used to preserve the ashes of the dead," from L. urna "a jar, vessel," probably from earlier *urc-na, akin to urceus "pitcher, jug," and from the same source as Gk. hyrke "earthen vessel." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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