01 n. A compound of bromine with a positive radical.
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A compound of bromine with a positive radical.(Chem.)
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A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits of thought and conversation.[Slang]“The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the majority, and may be depended upon to be trite, banal, and arbitrary.” — Gelett Burgess.
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a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the phrase “old bromide”.