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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, also used as a formal given name.
  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Bernice or Bernadette.

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Examples

  • This, sadly, was not a term Bernie could apply to the cost of Petra's recent wedding.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph William Langley 2011

  • He used a "set of prison bars for the name Bernie Madoff" in his example for "brachygraphy" in the semifinals and later made a reference to the "The Jeffersons," a TV sitcom that went off the air some 10 years before the oldest of the spellers was born.

    Pa. girl wins Bee with 'cymotrichous' 2011

  • He used a "set of prison bars for the name Bernie Madoff" in his example for "brachygraphy" and later made a reference to the "The Jeffersons," a sitcom that went off the air some 10 years before the oldest of the spellers was born.

    USATODAY.com News 2011

  • He used a "set of prison bars for the name Bernie Madoff" in his example for "brachygraphy" and later made a reference to the "The Jeffersons," a sitcom that went off the air some 10 years before the oldest of the spellers was born.

    USATODAY.com News 2011

  • Presto was a word Bernie sometimes used, like just before turning the key that time he was jump-starting the DA’s car.

    To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010

  • Presto was a word Bernie sometimes used, like just before turning the key that time he was jump-starting the DA’s car.

    To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010

  • Presto was a word Bernie sometimes used, like just before turning the key that time he was jump-starting the DA’s car.

    To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 2010

  • Click here for long and short positions recommended now in Bernie Schaeffer's Option Advisor.

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  • Click here for long and short positions recommended now in Bernie Schaeffer's Option Advisor.

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  • Click here for long and short positions recommended now in Bernie Schaeffer's Option Advisor.

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