Associations to the word «Bartlett»

Wiktionary

BARTLETT, proper noun. A surname​. From the pet form of Bartholomew.
BARTLETT, proper noun. A village in Illinois
BARTLETT, proper noun. A city in Kansas
BARTLETT, proper noun. A village in Nebraska
BARTLETT, proper noun. A town in New Hampshire
BARTLETT, proper noun. A city in Tennessee
BARTLETT, proper noun. A city in Texas
BARTLETT, noun. A kind of English pear.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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Mark Twain