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  berg

  noun

  iceberg.
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  Berg

  noun

  Alban 1885–1935, Austrian composer, noted for bringing expressive emotion to the twelve-tone technique.

berg

¹ American  

[burg] / bɜrg /

noun

Oceanography.

1. iceberg.

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Berg ² American  

[berg, berk, burg] / bɛrg, bɛrk, bɜrg /

noun

1. Alban 1885–1935, Austrian composer, noted for bringing expressive emotion to the twelve-tone technique.

2. Patricia Jane Patty, 1918–2006, U.S. golfer: a founding member of the LPGA.

3. Paul, 1926–2023, U.S. biochemist: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.

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Berg ¹ British  

/ bɜːɡ, bɛrk /

noun

1. Alban ( Maria Johannes ) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs

2. Paul . born 1926, US molecular biologist, the first to identify transfer RNA (1956). Nobel prize for chemistry 1980

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berg ² British  

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. short for iceberg

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berg ³ British  

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. a South African word for mountain

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Etymology

Origin of berg

First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

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Only in the past couple of years has the berg made serious progress in trying to get away from the continent.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024

Milder air temperatures will create surface melt ponds that drain through the berg, helping to open up fractures.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2024

But that was before a mammoth berg started meandering northward from Antarctica.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Satellite photos from NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites revealed that the berg began to move again on Oct.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2023

Huge chunks of ice were breaking away from their berg all the time.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"When it comes to staying relevant to customers today, you have to offer value for money," Berg says.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Berg touts reforming healthcare as her first legislative priority, noting that she lived without medical coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic and has relied on MinnesotaCare, the state’s healthcare program for low-income people.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Mr. Berg is the founder and research director of Reciprocal Research, a nonprofit studying AI cognition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

An injury to Beckett Berg has made him the No. 2 pitcher for the rest of the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

Trina asked as their little group jogged through the cramped alleys of the village, following the path of the Berg.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Related Words

• ice floe
• iceberg