Dumas

American  

[dy-mah, doo-mah, dyoo-, doo-muhs, dyoo-] / düˈmɑ, duˈmɑ, dyu-, ˈdu məs, ˈdyu- /

noun

1. Alexandre Dumas père, 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre (“Dumas fils” ), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.

2. Jean-Baptiste André 1800–84, French chemist.

3. a town in N Texas.

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Dumas British  

/ dymɑ /

noun

1. Alexandre (alɛksɑ̃drə), known as Dumas père. 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist, noted for his historical romances The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) and The Three Musketeers (1844)

2. his son, Alexandre, known as Dumas fils. 1824–95, French novelist and dramatist, noted esp for the play he adapted from an earlier novel, La Dame aux camélias (1852)

3. Jean-Baptiste André (ʒɑ̃batist ɑ̃dre). 1800–84, French chemist, noted for his research on vapour density and atomic weight

4. Marlene. born 1953, South African painter; especially of expressionist portraits and nudes

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Example Sentences

This November has also been the wettest at Santa Barbara Airport since records began being tracked in 1941, according to meteorologist John Dumas of the weather service’s Oxnard office.

From Los Angeles Times

The last time downtown got more than an inch of rain in a single day in October was 2009, said John Dumas, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times

Hermes's artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas welcomed her, saying "her contemporary view of the world, of crafting and of culture, will continue to guide the men's pret-a-porter collection".

From Barron's

There was his early passion for literature, which led him, as a boy, to spend hours poring over adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas and Jules Verne.

From Los Angeles Times

But this week, weather conditions offered a precise recipe for a disastrous fire triangle, said John Dumas, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times