Bart
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- noun
- UK
- Such was the case on Thursday as Bart Quillen ambled along Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
Examples
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At the charity event, everyone gathered to greet Bart, whose title reflects his distinguished lineage.
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Sir Bart to his friends and family, is a well-respected baronet in his community.
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My name is Bart Robinson.
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Peter Bart wrote a column in Variety, talking about the glass ceiling and how it no longer exists.
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Once there was a young rascal named Bart.
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The more Bart talked, the angrier he got, and Bart was not a man anyone wanted to anger.
Fiction book (1995) -
Chuck's dad, Bart Bass... is hosting the annual brunch for his foundation.
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That Pulitzer, I should add, is Bart Gellman's third Pulitzer Prize.
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When addressing the envelope, she wrote 'Bart' to indicate his status as a baronet.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bart is an abbreviation of baronet, a British title. The older word baronet literally meant 'little baron', so seeing Bart after a man's name shows he is a baronet, a rank below a baron and above a knight.