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dunes

[doon, dyoon] Origin

dune

[doon, dyoon]
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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Dunes is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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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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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