Bernard

[ber-nar for 1; bur-nerd, bur-nahrd for 2]

noun

Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/, 1813–78, French physiologist.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bear” and “hardy.”

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Contemporary Examples of bernard

Arthur Acton decided to go into business with a neighbor in Florence, Bernard Berenson.
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Anthony Haden-Guest
November 10, 2014
Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley ruled that the law “unreasonably burdens” the right to vote.
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Jacob Lupfer
August 26, 2014
The pioneering geographer Bernard Nietschmann once contended “more indigenous territory has been claimed by maps than by guns.”
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Grace-Yvette Gemmell
June 4, 2014
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 Film
Richard 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 Film
Richard Porton
May 22, 2014

Historical Examples of bernard

Bernard cares not to eat, but delights only in the taste of fresh water.
The Dream
Emile Zola
Then there was Bernard, who excommunicates the flies, and they drop dead.
The Dream
Emile Zola
Governor Bernard threw his influence on the side of slavery.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
The Patriots, Bernard says in this letter, did not experience this agitation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
Various
It may be asked, What came of the recommendations of Bernard?
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862
Various

British Dictionary definitions for bernard

Bernard

noun

(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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Word Origin and History for bernard

Bernard

masc. proper name, from German Bernhard, literally "bold as a bear," from Old High German bero "bear" (see bear (n.)) + harti "hard, bold, strong" (see hard).

bernard in Medicine

Bernard

[bĕr-när′]Claude 1813-1878

French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems.

bernard in Science

Bernard

[bĕr-när′]Claude 1813-1878

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.