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dune
/dun/
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What does dune mean?
noun
- A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
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IPA pronunciation
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I'm afraid I'm like Sandy--I canna think aught is dune richt except my ain hand is in 't.
This man, who was dune young, the sutures being still very apparent, survived this serious wound for some time.
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Most of the year is hot and dry while the monsoon rains come from dune through September.
With my skiff, however, it was different; this he hauled some distance, and concealed behind a dune in a bunch of tall grass.
She asked because the sheep which had been quietly browsing before her, on reaching a small depression in the dune, had started away as though frightened at something.