/ Dictionary / Index B Bartlett: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bart•lett Pronunciation: (bärt'lit), [key] — n. Hort. a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear. Also called Bart•lett Pronunciation: (bärt'lit), [key] — n. 1820–1905, U.S. publisher: compiled Familiar Quotations. 1805–86, U.S. editor and bibliographer of early Americana. 1729–95, U.S. physician and statesman. 1865–1925, U.S. sculptor. 1875–1946, U.S. arctic explorer, born in Newfoundland. born 1894, English writer. a town in SW Tennessee. 17,170. a town in NE Illinois. 13,254. a male given name, form of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bartlett (Thesaurus) Bartlesville Bartók Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language