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Meaning of LORN

Pronunciation:  lorn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
 
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 Synonyms: desolate, forlorn, forsaken, godforsaken
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lorn\, a. [Strong p. p. of {Lose}. See {Lose}, {Forlorn}.]
1. Lost; undone; ruined. [Archaic]
         If thou readest, thou art lorn.       --Sir W.
                                               Scott.
2. Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn
   woman.
 

 

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