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Horner en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English hornere.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A hamlet in Luccombe parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and West Somerset district before that (OS grid ref SS8945).
3. (countable, uncountable) The River Horner or Horner Water, a minor river in Somerset which passes through the hamlet.
4. (countable, uncountable) An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States; from the surname.

Forms

Deriveds

Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction · Horner-Wittig reaction · Horner's syndrome · Horner's method · Horner syndrome · Horner's rule · Horner's scheme · Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome · Bernard-Horner syndrome · Jack Horner pie

Horner en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Horn + -er.

Meanings

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Horn of Africa, its nations, or its inhabitants.
   • Havng aerobic endurance is a Horner trait

Forms

Horner en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Horn + -er.

Meanings

1. (informal) Someone who is from the Horn of Africa.
   • Oromos are the most populous Horners, whilst Amharas are the most populous highland Horners

Forms

Synonyms

Horn African