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Definition sunburn

Etymology

From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun +‎ burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”).

Noun

sunburn (countable and uncountable, plural sunburns)

1. A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.

Verb

sunburn (third-person singular simple present sunburns, present participle sunburning, simple past and past participle sunburned)

1. (intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
2. (transitive) To burn or discolour by the sun; to tan.

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