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URNE [3 records]

Record 1 2015-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

A container to hold cremated remains.

OBS

[The urn] can be placed in a columbarium or mausoleum, or buried in the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

[...] récipient spécialement conçu pour les vestiges de crémation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Mosses and Related Plants
CONT

In the majority of true mosses, capsules consist of three anatomically distinct zones, namely, the basal neck, the median spore-containing urn or theca, and thedistal operculum.

OBS

In Scouleria the columella remains attached to the operculum and is elevated above the urn when the capsule opens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Partie fertile de la capsule chez les Bryophytes (mousses).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

A case usually made of wood for receiving ballots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

Récipient dans lequel les électeurs déposent leur bulletin de vote.

OBS

L'Office de la langue française recommande «urne» comme équivalant de «ballot box».

OBS

«Boîte de scrutin» est employé au Canada sous l'influence de l'anglais.

PHR

Se rendre aux urnes.

Key term(s)
  • urne de scrutin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
DEF

Arca de hechura varia, que sirve para depositar las cédulas, números o papeletas en las votaciones secretas.

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