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bourne.

A boundary; a limit.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/boɹn/General-American[bo̞ɹn]General-American/boːɹn/
  1. A boundary; a limit.

    archaic · countable
  2. A goal or destination.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle French borne, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, a word of unknown ultimate origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom, base”), see also Proto-Celtic *bundos.

noun/bɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/boɹn/General-American[bo̞ɹn]General-American/boːɹn/
  1. A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally; a small stream or brook.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English bourne, from Old English burna. Doublet of burn.

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