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Brian

[ brahy-uhn ]
/ ˈbraɪ ən /

noun

a male given name.

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Words nearby Brian

brey, Breyer, Brezhnev, Brezhnev Doctrine, Brezhnev, Leonid, Brian, Brian Boru, Briand, briar, Briard, Briareus
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Brian
/ (ˈbraɪən) /

noun

Havergal (ˈhævəɡəl). 1876–1972, English composer, who wrote 32 symphonies, including the large-scale Gothic Symphony (1919–27)
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