| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ice·berg |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   s bûrg |
| NOUN: | 1. A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water. 2. Informal A cold, aloof person. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Partial translation of Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsbergh : ijs, ice + bergh, mountain; see bhergh- in Appendix I.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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