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BRUCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)

Synonyms:

Bruce; Robert I; Robert the Bruce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

Synonyms:

Bruce; David Bruce; Sir David Bruce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)

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