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berg

/bɜːɡ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about berg at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier.
  2. Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935).

Origin

Clipping of iceberg.

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