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urn

  [urn] ,
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–noun
1. a large or decorative vase, esp. one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
2. a vase for holding the ashes of the cremated dead.
3. a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity.
4. Botany. the spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.
Origin:
1325–75; ME urne < L urna earthen vessel for ashes, water, etc., akin to urceus pitcher, Gk hýrchē jar

Related forms:
urnlike, adjective
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Word Origin & History

urn 
1374, "vase used to preserve the ashes of the dead," from L. urna "a jar, vessel," probably from earlier *urc-na, akin to urceus "pitcher, jug," and from the same source as Gk. hyrke "earthen vessel." But another theory connects it to L. urere "to burn" (cf. bust (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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