Dictionary
Claude
Pronunciation: (klôd; Fr. klōd), [key]—
n.
1. Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel prize for medicine 1974.
2. Also,Claud.a male given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”
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