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bruin

UK/ˈbɹuːɪn/ US/ˈbruɪn/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox''

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Origin

* As a Dutch surname, borrowed from Dutch Bruin, from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Braun. * As an English surname, possibly a pronunciation of the French surname Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”), related to above. * As an Alemannic German surname, variant of Bruhin.

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