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Meaning
Noun
●
In Containers:
A
vase
with a
footed
base.
●
In Coffee, Containers & Tea:
A
metal
vessel
for
serving
tea
or coffee.
●
In Containers:
A
vessel
for
the ashes
or
cremains
of a
deceased
person.
●
Any place of
burial
; the grave.
●
A
measure
of
capacity
for
liquids
,
containing
about three
gallons
and a half
,
wine
measure
. It was
half
the
amphora
, and
four times
the congius.
●
In Botany & Containers:
A
hollow body
shaped
like an
urn
, in which the
spore
s of
mosses
are
contained
; a
spore case
; a theca.
●
In Internet:
Initialism of
uniform
resource
name.
Verb
●
To place in an urn.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
urn
English
urna
Latin
uro
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Coffin
Casket
Locket
Altar
Chalice
Jug
Ember
Amulet
Ornament
Tomb
Jar
Statue
Envelope
Stone
Mausoleum
Earthshaker
Idol
Obelisk
Axe
Mug
Tombstone
Bottle
Animal
Headstone
Box
Ankh
Apron
Bowl
Heirloom
Cauldron
Object
Ossuary
Soul
Candle
Image
Sculpture
Pendant
Grave
Corpse
Token
Monument
Robe
Temple
Ashes
Sword
Sceptre
Photograph
Inscription
Container
Necklace
Flower
Altar Cloth
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Rhymes
Urn
Yearn
Churn
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