- n. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked (view details)
- n. English statesman and philosopher (view details)
- n. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried
Meaning 2: (noun) English statesman and philosopher, precursor of British empiricism, advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
Synonym(s): 1st Baron Verulam ( what does 1st Baron Verulam stand for? ), Baron Verulam ( what does Baron Verulam stand for? ), Francis Bacon ( what does Francis Bacon stand for? ), Sir Francis Bacon ( what does Sir Francis Bacon stand for? ), Viscount St. Albans ( what does Viscount St. Albans stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation, first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)
Synonym(s): Roger Bacon ( what does Roger Bacon stand for? )
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