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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of English pear.

   "The first bite into those Bartletts was intoxicating. The juice met your teeth with a gush."

2. 2
   juicy yellow pear wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A village mostly in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Fremont County, Iowa.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Labette County, Kansas.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Wheeler County, Nebraska.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bell County and Williamson County, Texas.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bartlett pearjohn bartlettrobert abram bartlett

Example

More examples

"Bartlett calls it a win-win situation."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Bartlett daisycounty seatnew hampshirewheeler county

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