bacon

Definitions of bacon
  1. noun
    back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
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    type of:
    côte de porc
    cut of meat from a hog or pig
  2. noun
    English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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    example of:
    philosophe
    a specialist in philosophy
    homme d'état
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
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