aneurin

¹

[ an-yuh-rin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. thiamine.

Aneurin

²

[ uh-nahy-rin ]

noun

1. a first name.

aneurin

/ əˈnjʊərɪn /

noun

1. a less common name for thiamine

Word History and Origins

Origin of aneurin¹

First recorded in 1930–35; an- ¹ + neur- + -in ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of aneurin¹

C20: from a ( nti- ) + ( poly ) neur ( itis ) + ( vitam ) in

Example Sentences

On Aneurin her heart had been set, in him was all her pride.

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By far the longest and the most famous poem of this series is attributed to Aneurin.

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Not so interesting poetically but more important historically is the next of the Welsh bards, Aneurin, who wrote the 'Gododin.'

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It was indeed her own Aneurin, but with a face on which vice and its consequent degradation were written indelibly.

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Llywarch Hen, Aneurin, and followers of the Druids, are our men; and nature our rule.

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