Bernard
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bernard in British English:
UK [bə:ˈnɑ:d, ˈbə:nəd]
How to pronounce Bernard in American English:
US [bɛrˈnɑr]
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- Noun:
- French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
Word Origin
- 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 (adj.)).
Example
- 1. A few years later , bernard arnault came calling .
- 2. So bernard madoff was a prosecutor 's dream the hollywood incarnation of a white-collar criminal .
- 3. Bernard madoff 's $ 50 billion ponzi scheme continues to rock the financial world .
- 4. Huxley and hodgkin 's collaboration with biophysicist bernard katz yielded the sodium theory of the action potential .
- 5. More details emerged about the potential losses of investors who entrusted their money to bernard madoff .