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Definitions from Wiktionary (burthen)

noun:  (obsolete or historical, nautical) The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
noun:  rarely used musical tempo, meaning slow and ponderous (e.g. moving under a burden); similar to largo
noun:  a section of music with the tempo mark "burthen"
noun:  Archaic form of burden. [A heavy load.]
verb:  Archaic form of burden. [(transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.]
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