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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawrn, bohrn]
- /bɔrn, boʊrn/
- /bʊən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawrn, bohrn]
- /bɔrn, boʊrn/
Definitions of bourne word
- noun bourne a brook or rivulet. 1
- noun bourne (Countable Noun) (archaic) A boundary. 0
- noun bourne (archaic) A goal or destination. 0
- noun bourne (Countable Noun) A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally. 0
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Origin of bourne
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English burne, bourne, Old English burna, brunna brook; cognate with Gothic brunna, Dutch born, bron, German Brunnen, Old Norse brunnr spring
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Parts of speech for Bourne
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bourne popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bourne usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bourne
noun bourne
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- ceiling — A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- cap — A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
- maximum — the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
Antonyms for bourne
noun bourne
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
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