Verne

[ vurn; French vern ]

/ vɜrn; French vɛrn /

noun

Jules

[joolz; French zhyl], /dʒulz; French ʒül/, 1828–1905, French novelist.

a male given name, form of Vernon.

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vernalization, vernalize, vernal pool, vernation, Vernazza, Verne, Verne, Jules, Verner, Verner's law, Vernet, Vernet's syndrome

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My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Verne Club is a hip, steampunky cocktail club in Palermo Soho inspired by, you guessed it, Jules Verne.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even books by Wells and Verne, classics of their kind are gone, totally gone, even from the shelves of libraries.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various

That it's ironic that the letters in Verne's name, rearranged, spell 'never.'
The Fantasy Fan January 1934|Various
It is as fascinating as the richest romance by Dumas, and mysterious and awe-inspiring as the wild flights of Verne.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.|John Uri Lloyd
Yet, certainly, even amid Verne's remarkable works, his "Off on a Comet" must be given high rank.
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne
The impression produced by Verne's work isn't usually vague.
Sacrifice|Stephen French Whitman

British Dictionary definitions for Verne

Verne

/ (vɜːn, French vɛrn) /

noun

Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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