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dune

[doon, dyoon]

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noun

a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.

Origin:
1780–90; < French, Old French < Middle Dutch dūna; cognate with down³

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dune (djuːn)

—n
	a mound or ridge of drifted sand, occurring on the sea coast and in deserts

[C18: via Old French from Middle Dutch dūne; see down³]

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Word Origin & History

dune

1790, from Fr., M.Du. or M.L.G., all of which had the word in similar form, all perhaps from Gaulish *dunom (thus related to down (n.2) and to town).

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dune (d

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A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape. See more at barchan dune , draa , longitudinal dune , seif dune , transverse dune.

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