Dictionary
Ber•nard
Pronunciation: (ber-nar' for 1; bûr'nurd, bûr-närd' for 2), [key]—
n.
1. Claude Pronunciation: (klōd), [key] 1813–78, French physiologist.
2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bear” and “hardy.”
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