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dern

Pronunciation: /ˈdɜː(ɹ)n/

The English word “dern” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A secret; secrecy.
  2. A secret place; hiding.
  3. An obscure language.
  4. Darkness; obscurity.
  5. A gatepost or doorpost.

adjective

  1. Hidden; secret; private.

verb

  1. To hide; secrete, as in a hole.
  2. To hide oneself; skulk.

Etymology

From Middle English dern, derne, from Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”).

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