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Bartlett: Meaning and Definition of
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Bart•lett
Pronunciation:
(bärt'lit),
[key]
— n. Hort.
a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear. Also called
Bart•lett
Pronunciation:
(bärt'lit),
[key]
— n.
1820–1905, U.S. publisher: compiled Familiar Quotations.
1805–86, U.S. editor and bibliographer of early Americana.
1729–95, U.S. physician and statesman.
1865–1925, U.S. sculptor.
1875–1946, U.S. arctic explorer, born in Newfoundland.
born 1894, English writer.
a town in SW Tennessee. 17,170.
a town in NE Illinois. 13,254.
a male given name, form of
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
bartlett
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Bartlesville
Bartók
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