Dumas

American  

[dy-mah, doo-mah, dyoo-, doo-muhs, dyoo-] / düˈmɑ, duˈmɑ, dju-, ˈdu məs, ˈdju- /

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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Dumas

And each has to blend into the community, said Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès artistic director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

D'Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673, but later immortalised in the adventure stories of Alexandre Dumas as a friend of the Three Musketeers.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

Investigators believe Dumas knew Cardenas, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

The dollar's decline against the euro and other currencies also made its silk scarves and other goods more expensive, yet demand held up over the year, Dumas said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

The other thing I knew about John Barling was that he had been shacked up since February with Shirley Dumas, who lived next door to us with her son, Fulton.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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