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Noun: bourn  born
Usage: archaic
  1. A boundary
    "The river formed a natural bourn between the two properties";
    - bourne [archaic]
     
  2. A goal or destination
    "The explorer's bourn was the uncharted island";
    - bourne [archaic]

Sounds like: born, borne

Derived forms: bourns

Type of: bound, boundary, bounds, end, goal

Encyclopedia: Bourn, Michael