| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| inselberg |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·sel·berg |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n s l-b rg , -z l- |
| NOUN: | See monadnock. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German : Insel, island (from Middle High German insule, from alteration of Old High German isila, probably from Vulgar Latin * sula; see isle) + Berg, mountain (from Middle High German berc, from Old High German berg; see bhergh-2 in Appendix I).
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