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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  blûrb
NOUN: A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket.
ETYMOLOGY:Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), American humorist.
OTHER FORMS:blurb —VERB
 
 
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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