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Bartlett

Bartlett Meaning & Definition
Bartlett Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bartlett?

[n] juicy yellow pear
[n] United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
[n] United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bartlett: bartlett pear | Captain Bob | John Bartlett | Robert Abram Bartlett | Robert Bartlett

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See Also | adventurer | explorer | pear | publisher

Bartlett In Webster's Dictionary

\Bart"lett\, n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchr['e]tien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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