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Bruno (bro̵̅o̅′nō)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: OHG < brun, brown

Bruno2 definition

Bruno (bro̵̅o̅′nō)

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

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