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Meaning of dern | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdɜː(ɹ)n

Definitions

  1. A secret; secrecy.
    obsolete
  2. A gatepost or doorpost.
    UK
  3. A surname from German.
  4. A secret place; hiding.
    obsolete
  5. An obscure language.
    obsolete
  6. Darkness; obscurity.
    obsolete

Examples

“1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!, Ch. XIV, How Salvation Yeo Slew the King of the Gubbings So I just put my eye between the wall and the dern of the gate, and I saw him come up to the back door […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Derna Derner dernier cri derny dero derobement

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