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bourn2

Pronunciation: /bɔːn, bʊən/
(also bourne)
Definition of bourn

noun

literary
  • a limit or boundary.
  • a goal or destination.

Origin:

early 16th century (denoting a boundary of a field): from French borne, from Old French bodne (see bound2)

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