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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
humblebee
 
SYLLABICATION:hum·ble·bee
PRONUNCIATION:  hmbl-b
NOUN: A bumblebee.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English humbulbe : possibly Middle Dutch hummel + Middle English be, bee, bee; see bee1.
 
 
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