Subject: Definition - Burden
From: Russ Howell - russwebdesigns@yahoo.com
Date: September 9, 2013
Filename: Definition-Burden.txt
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Definition - Burden

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bur·den
noun
noun: burden; plural noun: burdens; noun: the burden

    1.
    a load, esp. a heavy one.
    synonyms:weight, cargo, freight

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burden - definition of burden by the Free Online Dictionary ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/burden
1. Something that is carried.
2.
  a. Something that is emotionally difficult to bear.
  b. A source of great worry or stress; weight: The burden of economic sacrifice rests on the workers of the plant.
3. A responsibility or duty: The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me.
4. Nautical
  a. The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry.
  b. The weight of the cargo carried by a vessel at one time.
5. The amount of a disease-causing entity present in an organism.

tr.v. bur·dened, bur·den·ing, bur·dens
1. To weigh down; oppress.
2. To load or overload.

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Burden - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burden
a. the bearing of a load

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Burden | Define Burden at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/burden
1. that which is carried; load: a horse's burden of rider and pack.
2. that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership.

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