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Meaning of burke

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Burke
      n 1: British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause
           of the American colonists in British Parliament and
           defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn:
           {Burke}, {Edmund Burke}]
      2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild
         West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: {Burk},
         {Martha Jane Burk}, {Burke}, {Martha Jane Burke}, {Calamity
         Jane}]
      v 1: murder without leaving a trace on the body
      2: get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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