"cornu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornua [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn and corno. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|cornū||horn}} Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”), {{doublet|en|corn|corno}} Doublet of corn and corno Head templates: {{en-noun|cornua}} cornu (plural cornua)
  1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
    Sense id: en-cornu-en-noun-z5Igwyuz
  2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.
    Sense id: en-cornu-en-noun-DBdEGpbl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 14 1 18 21 24 0 2 1 4 0 1 3 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 1 21 18 19 0 1 1 5 0 1 4 12 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: postcornu Related terms: cornu ammonis

Inflected forms

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