BOURN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bourn mean? 

• BOURN (noun)
  The noun BOURN has 2 senses:

1. an archaic term for a boundary

2. an archaic term for a goal or destination

  Familiarity information: BOURN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOURN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An archaic term for a boundary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

bourn; bourne

Hypernyms ("bourn" is a kind of...):

bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An archaic term for a goal or destination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bourn; bourne

Hypernyms ("bourn" is a kind of...):

end; goal (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it)