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urna tall, rounded vase-like container, typically used for storing ashes of cremated remains or as a decorative vessel

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a tall, rounded vase-like container, typically used for storing ashes of cremated remains or as a decorative vessel

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɜːrn/

Korean meaning: 화장한 유골을 담거나 장식용으로 쓰는 높고 둥근 항아리

Korean pronunciation: **언**

Example Sentences

  • Grandma's ashes were kept in a beautiful marble urn on the mantelpiece.
  • The museum's prize exhibit was a 2,000-year-old Roman urn discovered last year.
  • My cat knocked over the decorative urn, spilling fake flowers everywhere.

urn

NOUN

//ɜːrn//

a tall, rounded vase-like container, typically used for storing ashes of cremated remains or as a decorative vessel

urn concept
💡 Concept

A family places a bronze urn on a marble memorial pedestal

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urn rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

By the urn, memories burn as hearts learn to heal

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɜːrn/
🇬🇧 UK/ɜːn/

🌳Etymology

Rooturn

Origin

From Latin 'urna' meaning a water jar or vessel. In ancient Rome, urns were used for storing water, collecting votes during elections, and later for holding cremated remains.

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🎵Rhyme

burnturnlearnsternearn
burn
turn
learn
stern
earn

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📝Examples

Grandma's ashes were kept in a beautiful marble urn on the mantelpiece.

The museum's prize exhibit was a 2,000-year-old Roman urn discovered last year.

😄 Fun example

My cat knocked over the decorative urn, spilling fake flowers everywhere.

She used the large garden urn as a unique planter for her roses.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

vasejarvesselcontainerpot

Antonyms

openinghole

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