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h robert
Rob·ert
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ˈrɒb
ərt
/
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rob
-ert
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noun
1.
Henry Mar·tyn
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ˈmɑr
tn
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mahr
-tn
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,
1837–1923,
U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of
Robert's Rules of Order
(1876, revised 1915).
2.
a male given
name
: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
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Robert
masc. proper name, from O.N.Fr. form of O.H.G. Hrodberht, lit. "bright with glory," from hrod- "fame, glory" + -berht "bright."
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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