Dumas

[ dy-mah or, English, doo-mah, dyoo- for 1, 2; doo-muh s, dyoo- for 3 ]

/ düˈmɑ or, English, duˈmɑ, dyu- for 1, 2; ˈdu məs, ˈdyu- for 3 /

noun

A·le·xan·dre

[a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, Dumas père, 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.

Jean-Bap·tiste An·dré

[zhahn-ba-teest ahn-drey] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/, 1800–84, French chemist.

a town in N Texas.

Definition for dumas (2 of 2)

duma

[ doo-muh ]

/ ˈdu mə /

noun

(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.

(initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.

Also douma.

Origin of duma

1865–70; < Russian, Old Russian dúma assembly, council (an early homonym with dúma thought); cognate with Bulgarian dúma word, Slovak duma meditation; Slavic *dum- probably < Gothic dōms judgment (see doom)

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Examples from the Web for dumas

Negotiations were intense, but when the dust settled, Dumas had accepted half a million dollars for a 40 percent stake.
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The Girl Who Loved Camellias by Julie Kavanagh The courtesan who seduced Paris—and inspired Dumas and La Traviata.
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The book begins with the 3-year-old Dumas discovering that his father has died, and promptly arming himself and heading upstairs.
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As a moralist Dumas fils took himself very seriously indeed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various

Leuven soon returned to Paris, and Dumas longed to follow him there.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett
The extent of the influence of environment is shown in the career of the Dumas family, which is of Haitian-negro origin.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The old butler wanted to turn them adrift, and Dumas consented, and repented.
Essays in Little|Andrew Lang
Not liking it any better after the work of Janin upon it, he handed it over to Dumas for a similar revision.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for dumas (1 of 2)

Dumas

/ (French dymɑ) /

noun

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)

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)

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for dumas (2 of 2)

duma

douma

/ Russian (ˈduːmə) /

noun Russian history

(usually capital) the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917

(before 1917) any official assembly or council

short for State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament

Word Origin for duma

C20: from duma thought, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic dōms judgment

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Word Origin and History for dumas

duma

Russian national assembly, 1870 (in reference to city councils; the national one was set up in 1905), literally "thought," from a Germanic source (cf. Gothic doms "judgment," English doom, deem).