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Meanings of urn in English

A container into which cremated remains are placed and kept.

Usage of urn in English
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Organizers allow a maximum of six family members to accompany each urn.
Reuters
2
Then they buried the urn and erected a tomb over the grave.
The Story of Troy
3
The firelight shone on the embossed brightness of the urn and teapot.
The Upas Tree: A Christmas Story for all the Year
4
He'd spied the other large urn and was heading right for it.
Library of Souls
5
Three days later, a courier delivered the urn containing my mother's ashes.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
6
The group at the coffee urn seemed to be mostly technical people.
Dexter’s Final Cut
7
I stood beside the urn for another two minutes before Brian arrived.
Dexter Is Dead
8
I reached in and felt for the place, setting down the urn.
Helen of troy
9
Mrs. Asaki was taken aback by the urn on the funerary table.
The favorites: a novel
10
Neither.' He dropped the urn to smash to pieces alongside its fellows.
Orb Sceptre Throne
11
That is why we must use the urn as container and conduit.
Thief of lives
12
Bring the urn, and draw your duties for the next three months.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
13
The spirit of Boileau has ruled it from his cold marble urn.
Without Prejudice
14
But sand started sifting through between it and the urn beside it.
The bone chamber
15
The Princess Apparent placed the urn on its side on the floor.
Surrender to the will of the night
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Despite the cold, the door is propped open by a ceramic urn.
Arcadia falls
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