| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ca·sern |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k -zûrn |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ca·serne |
| NOUN: | A military barracks or garrison. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French caserne, from Old French, small room for the night watch, from Old Provençal cazerna, group of four men, from Latin quaterna, four together, from Latin quatern , by four. See quaternion.
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