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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mourne

/moɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
mourne
IPA
/moɹn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of morne

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of mourn.

Obsolete

name

A river in County Tyrone, which joins the River Foyle at Strabane.

Example Sentences

Etymology

See morne.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /moɹn/
  • British English: /mɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mournes (plural) mournes (present, singular) mourning (participle, present) mourned (participle, past) mourned (past) mourn'd (participle, past) mourn'd (past)

Homonyms

morne mourn morn (horse–hoarse merger) morn

Rhymes With

born porn worn corn white corn horn torn warn sworn flour corn borne thorn

Questions

How do you pronounce mourne?
The recorded pronunciation is /moɹn/.
What does mourne mean?
Alternative spelling of morne
Where does mourne come from?
See morne.

How to pronounce mourne

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/moɹn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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