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How to spell horn

Horn is spelled H-O-R-N.

hear ithorn/hɔrn/nounLong vowels

What it means: A hard, pointed part on an animal's head.

In a sentence: The unicorn has a magical horn on its head.

Same family: horns, hornist, French horn, brass, orchestra. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Horn comes from Old English "horn," which originally referred to the hard, pointed growth on an animal’s head. Because early instruments were made from real animal horns, the name later transferred to the brass musical instrument we know today.

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