Bruce

/brus/
/brus/
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Other forms: Bruces

Definitions of Bruce
  1. noun
    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: Robert I, Robert the Bruce
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
  2. noun
    Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
    synonyms: David Bruce, Sir David Bruce
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    bacteriologist
    a biologist who studies bacteria
    Dr., MD, doc, doctor, medico, physician
    a licensed medical practitioner
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