Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yoo rn, yawrn, yohrn]
- /yʊərn, yɔrn, yoʊrn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yoo rn, yawrn, yohrn]
- /yʊərn, yɔrn, yoʊrn/
Definitions of yourn word
- noun yourn (obsolete, or, dialectal) yours. 2
- pronoun yourn (obsolete outside Britain and US dialects, chiefly Appalachia) Yours. -1
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Origin of yourn
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, equivalent to your + -n, as in mine1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yourn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yourn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.