verdun
/və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/
verdun noun: a 16th-century form of rapier.
Noun
verdun (plural verduns)
- A 16th-century form of rapier.
Proper noun capitalized: Verdun
Verdun
Forms of verdun
| plural | verduns |
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Origin of verdun
Named after the French town of Verdun.
From French Verdun, from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.
Words that rhyme with verdun
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- rerun
- stun
- nun
- shun
- 'un
- Gunn
- jump the gun
- none
- outrun
- overdone
- begun
- dun
- fun
- hon
- pun
- speedrun
- thon
- undone
- unspun
- winter sun
- 1
- 101
- 26+6=1
- cun
- dun dun dun
- everyone
- hard-won
- have one's mind about one
- hot cross bun
- marble run
- misdone
- mun
- Munn
- old one
- one hundred and one
- one thousand and one
- organ gun
- outdone
- outgun
- over and done
- quaker gun
- redone
- respun
- rewon
- snatch and run
- spun
- steam gun
- temperature gun
Questions about verdun
- What does verdun mean?
- Verdun means a 16th-century form of rapier.
- What part of speech is verdun?
- Verdun can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce verdun?
- Verdun is pronounced /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/.
- What is the plural of verdun?
- The plural of verdun is verduns.
Words near verdun in the dictionary
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