1
: a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (such as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation)
2
: a closed vessel usually with a spigot for serving a hot beverage
a coffee urn
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One Navy veteran will also receive a traditional burial at sea, and additional urns will be reunited with family in Rhode Island, New York, and Maine.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
There were eight different niches in the tomb, six of them occupied by urns containing the remains of three men and three women.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Weitz said the suggestion could help close the school’s $58 million budget shortfall, with the price for niches (where cremation urns are stored) varying by location … with spots at the 50-yard line and end zone sold at a premium.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Ultimately, Mark Taylor's side put a stop to that and won three of the next four to retain the urn.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
There were eight different niches in the tomb, six of them occupied by urns containing the remains of three men and three women.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Weitz said the suggestion could help close the school’s $58 million budget shortfall, with the price for niches (where cremation urns are stored) varying by location … with spots at the 50-yard line and end zone sold at a premium.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Ultimately, Mark Taylor's side put a stop to that and won three of the next four to retain the urn.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urn. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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urn
noun1
: a container that has the form of a vase on a base and often is used for keeping the ashes of the dead
2
: a closed vessel usually with a faucet for serving a hot beverage
coffee urn
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