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Bartlett

name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R T L IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

A village mostly in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Fremont County, Iowa.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Labette County, Kansas.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Wheeler County, Nebraska.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Bell County and Williamson County, Texas.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

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noun

Meaning 12

A kind of English pear.

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noun

Meaning 13

juicy yellow pear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: bartlett pear

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Broader terms: pear

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noun

Meaning 14

United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: John Bartlett

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Broader terms: publisher

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noun

Meaning 15

United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Robert Bartlett, Robert Abram Bartlett, Captain Bob

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Broader terms: explorer, adventurer

History

Etymology

The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.

Real reading context

Bartlett in complete knowledge articles