bourn
1 Americannoun
noun
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a bound; limit.
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destination; goal.
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realm; domain.
noun
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a destination; goal
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a boundary
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bourn
1515–25; earlier borne < Middle French, Old French, originally a Picard form of bodne; see bound 3
Vocabulary lists containing bourn
"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Example Sentences
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“The state’s continued partnership with these companies when such widespread irregularities were identified by one of its own should alarm every taxpayer,” Bourn said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
Nearly 30 years later, one of those twins - Nikki Roberts - decided to go to the same clinic at Bourn Hall, near Cambridge, to have her much-wanted second child.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024
“It ebbs and flows, but there have been years, like I remember I was in Cleveland, and we signed Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn late in camp,” Cubs general manager Carter Hawkins said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
William Bowers Bourn II, heir to the Empire gold mine fortune, purchased the land outside San Francisco in 1915 and hired his friend Polk to design the expansive country retreat.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
Running Away with a Ritualistic Crucifix.—It is stated that a crucifix adorns the eastern end of Bourn church.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
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