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bruit definition

bruit (bro̵̅o̅t)

noun

  1. clamor
  2. rumor

Etymology: ME < OFr, noise, uproar, rumor < bruire, to rumble, prob. < L rugire, to roar; ? infl. by VL *bragire, to bray

transitive verb

to spread a report of; rumor: often with about

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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