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Burnham

burn·ham

UK/bɜːnəm/ US/ˈbɝnəm/ rare

noun

1.

United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)

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Origin

From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

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