Bernard
[ber-nar for 1; bur-nerd, bur-nahrd for 2]
- Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/, 1813–78, French physiologist.
- a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bear” and “hardy.”
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Contemporary Examples
Arthur Acton decided to go into business with a neighbor in Florence, Bernard Berenson.
Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley ruled that the law “unreasonably burdens” the right to vote.
The pioneering geographer Bernard Nietschmann once contended “more indigenous territory has been claimed by maps than by guns.”
Bernard: Theaters like Regal and other chains all have specialized marketing departments for foreign films.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard on Woody Allen and the State of Indie FilmRichard Porton
May 22, 2014
Bernard: Bennett [Miller] is old school; he took a while to finish it.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard on Woody Allen and the State of Indie FilmRichard Porton
May 22, 2014
Historical Examples
Bernard cares not to eat, but delights only in the taste of fresh water.
The DreamEmile Zola
Then there was Bernard, who excommunicates the flies, and they drop dead.
The DreamEmile Zola
Governor Bernard threw his influence on the side of slavery.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
It may be asked, What came of the recommendations of Bernard?
The Patriots, Bernard says in this letter, did not experience this agitation.
Bernard
- (French bɛrnar) Claude (klod). 1813–78, French physiologist, noted for his research on the action of secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver
- (ˈbɜːnəd) Saint, known as Bernard of Menthon and the Apostle of the Alps . 923–1008, French monk who founded hospices in the Alpine passes. Feast day: Aug 20
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Bernard
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Bernard
(bĕr-när′)Claude 1813-1878- French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems.
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Bernard
[bĕr-när′]
- French physiologist noted for his study of the chemical reactions involved in the digestive system and of the connection between the liver and the nervous system. His work laid the foundation for experimental medicine.
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