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Bruno

(bro̵̅o̅′nō)

noun

a masculine name

Origin: OHG < brun, brown

Bruno, Saint (1030?-1101); Ger. monk: founder of the Carthusian order: his day is Oct. 6
also Saint Bruno of Cologne
Bruno, Giordano 1548-1600; It. philosopher: burned at the stake by the Inquisition

See Bruno in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Italian philosopher who used Copernican principles in formulating his cosmic theory of an infinite universe. Condemned by the Inquisition for heresy, immoral conduct, and blasphemy, he was burned at the stake.

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