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Bruce

UK/bɹuːs/ US/ˈbɹʉs/ common slang

noun

1.

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

2.

King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)

Origin

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

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