name
Meaning 1
A surname from Czech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bren
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/bɹɛn/
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rhymes with -ɛn
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CMU ARPABET: B R EH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A female given name, clipping of Brenda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name, clipping of Brendan.
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noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Bren gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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verb
Meaning 5
To burn (to set ablaze).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bren gun
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Broader terms: submachine gun
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Břeň.
See Bren gun.
From Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.