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PRONUNCIATION:

(tarn)

MEANING:

noun: A small mountain lake.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old Norse tjǫrn (small lake). Earliest documented use: 1400.

USAGE:

“New Zealand is a supermodel of a nation ... Getting a full-frontal view of Taranaki Maunga admiring his handsome reflection in an alpine tarn is the high point of this [hike.]”
Lorna Thornber; To a Thrill; Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand); Jan 13, 2022.

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