kern
pronunciation
How to pronounce kern in British English:
UK [kɜ:n]
How to pronounce kern in American English:
US [kɜn]
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- Noun:
- United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
Word Origin
- kern (n.)
- 1680s, "part of a metal type projecting beyond the body," as the head of an -f- or the tail of a -j-, from French carne "projecting angle, quill of a pen," from Latin cardinem "hinge."
Example
- 1. Kern 's already put together a team for that .
- 2. Mr. kern adopted the orphan as his own son .
- 3. The bull fire was one of two large fires burning in kern county on july 27 .
- 4. Especially now with kern still mia .
- 5. Who hurt professor kern ?