burg (noun)

  • 91bergfall — /bûrgˈföl or berkˈfäl/ noun (Ger, mountain fall) a fall of mountain rock • • • Main Entry: ↑berg …

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  • 92Heisenberg uncertainty principleHeisenberg's uncertainty principle — Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal name for uncertainty principle (see uncertainty under un ) …

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  • 93Berg|so|ni|an — «burg SOH nee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or characteristic of the philosophy of Henri Bergson. –n. a person who supports or believes in Bergsonism …

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  • 94Berg|son|ism — «BURG suh nihz uhm», noun. the philosophy of Henri Bergson, that conceives of the universe as a constantly changing expression of “creative evolution” under the impulse of a driving life force, with duration as the basic means of expression and… …

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  • 95berg|stock — «BURG STOK», noun. = alpenstock. (Cf. ↑alpenstock) ╂[< German Bergstock] …

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  • 96bor|ough — «BUR oh», noun. 1. (in some states of the United State an incorporated town with certain privileges, smaller than a city. 2. one of the five divisions of New York City. 3. (in Alaska) a district similar to a county. 4. in Great Britain: a) a town …

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  • 97bur|go|mas|ter — «BUR guh MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. 1. the mayor of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands. 2. a large, whitish gull of the arctic regions. ╂[< Dutch burgemeester < burg borough + meester master; influenced by English master] …

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  • 98bur|grave — «BUR GRAYV», noun. formerly, in Germany, Austria, and other German speaking areas: 1. the governor of a fortified town or castle. 2. the hereditary head of a castle or town and the adjacent domain. ╂[alteration of German Burggraf < Burg… …

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  • 99fau|bourg — «FOH bur, FOH burg; French foh BOOR», noun. in France: 1. a suburb. 2. a district in a city. ╂[< Middle French faux bourg < Old French fors bourg suburb < Latin forīs outside + Late Latin burgus bourg] …

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  • 100Lux|em|bourg|er — or Lux|em|burg|er «LUHK suhm BUR guhr», noun. a person born or living in the grand duchy or city of Luxembourg …

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