bruce

1. 1.

   Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

   SynonymsDavid BruceSir David Bruce

   Broaderdoctorbacteriologist
2. 2.

   king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)

   SynonymsRobert the BruceRobert I

   Broaderking

Other forms of bruce

plural

bruces·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bruce

What does bruce mean?

bruce means "Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bruce?

bruce has 1 syllable: bruce. In IPA it is /ˈbɹus/.

What is another word for bruce?

Close synonyms include David Bruce, Sir David Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert I. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bruce a common word?

bruce is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.