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derns

derns is the plural of dern.

Meaning of dern

Noun (1)

dern (plural derns)

  1. (obsolete) A secret; secrecy.
  2. (obsolete) A secret place; hiding.
  3. (obsolete) An obscure language.
  4. (obsolete) Darkness; obscurity.

Noun (2)

dern (plural derns)

  1. (UK) A gatepost or doorpost.
    • 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 […]1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!, Ch. XIV, How Salvation Yeo Slew the King of the Gubbings

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Proper noun capitalized: Derns

Derns

  1. (plural) plural of Dern

Questions about derns

What is derns the plural of?
Derns is the plural of dern.
What part of speech is derns?
Derns is a proper noun.

Words near derns in the dictionary

  1. dernier cri
  2. derniers cris
  3. dernies
  4. derning
  5. dernly
  6. derns
  7. derny
  8. dernys
  9. dero
  10. deroach
  11. deroached

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derns (page history and authors); Derns (page history and authors); dern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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