
Meaning of BRUIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'brooin
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] large ferocious bear of Eurasia
- [n] a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic"Reynard the Fox"
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BRUIN is a 5 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | brown bear, Ursus arctos |
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| | See Also: | | Alaskan brown bear, bear, genus Ursus, grizzly, grizzly bear, Kodiak, Kodiak bear, silvertip, Syrian bear, Ursus, Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus arctos middendorffi, Ursus arctos syriacus, Ursus horribilis, Ursus middendorffi | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of
``Reynard the Fox'' the bear is so called from his color. See
{Brown}, a.]
A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Brown University Interactive Language. A simple interactive language with pl/i-like syntax, for ibm 360. ["Meeting the Computational Requirements of the University, Brown University Interactive Language", R.G. Munck, Proc 24th ACM Conf, 1969]. |
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