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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Beowulf (English epic)
Berber (member of a North African)
bergamot (plant, fruit)
Bergmann's rule (principle)
Bergsonism (philosophy of Henri Bergson)
beriberi (disease)
Bering Standard Time (Standard time)
Berkeleianism (George Berkeley's philosophy)
berkelium (element)
Berkshire (swine)
Berlin wool (light wool yarn)
Bermuda bag (oval handbag with wooden handles)
Bermuda buttercup (southern African herb)
Bermuda onion (varieties of mild-flavored onions)
Bermuda rig (fore-and-aft rig)
Bermuda shorts (Short pants)
Bermudas (Bermuda shorts)
Bernoulli effect (in physics)
Bernoulli trial (experiment)
berserk (1967 Film)
Bertillon system (technique, France)
beryl (mineral)
beryllium (metal, element)