Bartlett: Meaning and Definition of

Bart•lett

Pronunciation: (bärt'lit), [key]
— n. Hort.
  1. a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear. Also called

Bart•lett

Pronunciation: (bärt'lit), [key]
— n.
  1. 1820–1905, U.S. publisher: compiled Familiar Quotations.
  2. 1805–86, U.S. editor and bibliographer of early Americana.
  3. 1729–95, U.S. physician and statesman.
  4. 1865–1925, U.S. sculptor.
  5. 1875–1946, U.S. arctic explorer, born in Newfoundland.
  6. born 1894, English writer.
  7. a town in SW Tennessee. 17,170.
  8. a town in NE Illinois. 13,254.
  9. a male given name, form of
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