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- [bur-tn]
- /ˈbɜr tn/
- /ˈbɜː.tən/
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- [bur-tn]
- /ˈbɜr tn/
Definitions of burton word
- noun burton a kind of light hoisting tackle 3
- noun burton Sir Richard Francis. 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–88) 3
- noun burton Richard, real name Richard Jenkins. 1925–84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977) 3
- noun burton Robert, pen name Democritus Junior. 1577–1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) 3
- noun burton Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010) 3
- noun burton Sir Richard Francis1821-90; Eng. writer & explorer 3
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Origin of burton
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; probably by metathesis from Breton (takles), Brytton (takles) (late 15th cent.); see Breton, Briton
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Parts of speech for Burton
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burton popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
burton usage trend in Literature
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