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Meaning of "bourn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOURN

From Old French borne.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOURN

bourn  [bɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOURN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bourn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bourn

Bourn

Coordinates: 52°11′24″N 0°03′40″W / 52.19°N 0.061°W / 52.19; -0.061 Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles from the county town of Cambridge. The population of the parish was 1,764 people at the time of the 2001 census. Bourn has a Church of England primary school, a doctors' surgery, the Church of St. Mary & St. Helena, a golf club, a former Royal Air Force bomber airfield, which today is used for light aircraft, and an old windmill. Bourn Hall Clinic, a centre for infertility treatment, is located here. A small stream called Bourn Brook runs through the village, eventually joining the River Cam.

Definition of bourn in the English dictionary

The definition of bourn in the dictionary is a destination; goal. Other definition of bourn is a boundary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOURN


airborne
ˈɛəˌbɔːn
Bon
bɔːn
born
bɔːn
borne
bɔːn
corn
kɔːn
dawn
dɔːn
drawn
drɔːn
horn
hɔːn
lawn
lɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
popcorn
ˈpɒpˌkɔːn
porn
pɔːn
reborn
riːˈbɔːn
thorn
θɔːn
torn
tɔːn
Trabzon
ˈtrɑːbzɔːn
unicorn
ˈjuːnɪˌkɔːn
warn
wɔːn
withdrawn
wɪðˈdrɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOURN

bourg
bourgeois
bourgeoise
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeon
Bourges
Bourgogne
Bourguiba
bourguignon
bourguignonne
Bourke-White
bourne
Bournemouth
bourride
Bourse
boursier
boursin
bourtree

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOURN

adjourn
at every turn
auburn
Ayckbourn
Blackburn
burn
Hepburn
mourn
on the turn
rejourn
return
sale and return
sale or return
Saturn
sojourn
the point of no return
the turn
to a turn
turn
urn

Synonyms and antonyms of bourn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOURN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bourn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bourn
brook · burn · death · rill · rivulet · stream · torrent

Translation of «bourn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOURN

Find out the translation of bourn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bourn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bourn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

境界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bourn
570 millions of speakers

English

bourn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीमा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بورن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Борн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bourn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র নদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bourn
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bourn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bourn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bourn
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bourn
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bourn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ranh giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memleket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruscello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bourn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Борн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bourn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bourn
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bourn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bourn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bourn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOURN»

The term «bourn» is regularly used and occupies the 83.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOURN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bourn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOURN»

Discover the use of bourn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bourn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted ...
This major book - known as 'The Bourn Hall Textbook' - evolved from teaching courses held at this prestigious Clinic - one of the birthplaces of IVF and clinical reproductive medicine.
Peter R. Brinsden, 2005
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Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn: Les Kurbas, Ukrainian ...
Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn is the first book-length study in English of Kurbas's modernist productions of Shakespeare and the first book on Soviet Shakespeare productions in Ukraine in any language.
Irene Rima Makaryk, 2004
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Public Sector Auditing: Is it Value for Money
This book is relevant for people working both the public and private sectors, and should be essential reading for the staff of public sector audit institutions around the world, as well as commercial accountancy firms and students of ...
Sir John Bourn, 2008
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Mal'cev, Protomodular, Homological and Semi-Abelian Categories
The purpose of the book is to take stock of the situation concerning Algebra via Category Theory in the last fifteen years, where the new and synthetic notions of Mal'cev, protomodular, homological and semi-abelian categories emerged.
Francis Borceux, Dominique Bourn, 2004
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Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and ...
GEORGE WINTHROP BOURN, late president and now treasurer of the Bourn- Hadley Company, Templeton, is a son of Isaac Bourn, founder of that well-known manufacturing enterprise. Isaac Bourn, who was a son of Nathan Bourn, of Poton.
Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1907
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Dictionary of National Biography
53; Pickard's Brief Hist. of Congleton Unitarian Chapel, l883; Baker's Memorials of a Dissenting Chapel (Cross Street, Manchester), l884.] A. G. BOURN, SAMUEL (l7l4-l796), dissenting minister, second son of Samuel Bourn the younger [q. v.], ...
Sir Leslie Stephen, Sir Sidney Lee, 1886
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Last Bonanza Kings: The Bourns of San Francisco
SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In writing this biographical history of the William Bowers Bourn Family, I have had the use of the extensive collections of primary documents, letters, and papers of the Bourn Family. In addition, I have ...
Ferol Egan, 2009
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Hearings
Mr. BOURN. No, sir. The CHAIRMAN. What is the nature of the books, papers, periodicals, etc., purchased out of this appropriation ? Mr. BOURN. Well, they are directories, newspapers, law books, periodicals, and stenographers' note, books.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, 1919
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First deficiency appropriation bill fiscal year 1920: ...
Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Bourn. No, sir. The Chairman. Mentioned and described here in H. Doc. 167 ? Mr. Bourn. No, sir. The Chairman. What do you estimate the cost of the stenographers' notebooks will be for the year ? Mr. Bourn.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, 1919
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History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the ...
William Jackson, clerk in charge BOURN. BOURN, or Bourne, is a well-built and pleasant market town, situated on the west side of the Car Dyke and the Fens, 10 miles N.E. by N. of Stamford, and 9 miles S. of Falkingham. It is a Polling Place, ...
William White (of Sheffield.), 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bourn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cleveland Indians at the midpoint: The best, the worst and the …
With Michael Bourn's removal from the leadoff spot and reduction in playing time? The Indians averaged 3.0 runs per game in June. In 76 plate ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
Astros shut out Cards again
Michael Bourn reached to start the inning on an error by Schumaker when he couldn't handle a hard-hit grounder to second. Angel Sanchez ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Man on hunger strike over weight-loss surgery
Man on hunger strike over weight-loss surgery. By Alex Bourn. Reporter. Monday 6 Jul 2015 6:11 p.m.. 4 Comments ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
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Bourn Hall Clinic offers discount on IVF treatments
Bourn Hall Clinic Dubai is offering a special Ramadan discount for ... Sudhir Bahl, managing director, said: “Bourn Hall is recognised for its ... «Trade Arabia, Jul 15»
5
Alvarez homer triggers winning outburst for Pirates
Bourn got a huge jump — pin that on Cole — and stole second base with ease. Stewart's throw sailed into center field, so Bourn went to third. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Indians-Pirates Runs
Bourn singled to right, C.Santana scored. , Bourn to third. R.Perez singled to left, Bourn scored. Salazar struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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Bucs' Cole tops Tribe for 12th win of season
Cleveland broke on top on RBI singles by Michael Bourn and Roberto Perez in the second inning and Michael Brantley in the third. Then Cole ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»
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Michael Bourn thrilled to be in the center of the Cleveland Indians …
PITTSBURGH -- Michael Bourn tallied two hits and three RBI in the Indians' 5-2 victory against the Pirates on Friday. Here is what Bourn, ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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Bourn has three RBIs as Indians top Pirates
Michael Bourn drove in three runs, Brandon Moss homered and Trevor Bauer pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the Cleveland ... «Massillon Independent, Jul 15»
10
Braves' Beachy silences Cardinals
Michael Bourn went 3 for 6 with two RBIs and two runs scored for Atlanta, and the homer was his first since Aug. 19, 2011, against Arizona. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

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