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 [dy-mah or, Eng., doo-mah, dyoo- for 1, 2; doo-muhs, dyoo- for 3]  

Du·mas

   [dy-mah or, Eng., doo-mah, dyoo- for 1, 2; doo-muhs, dyoo- for 3]
noun
1.
A·le·xan·dre  [a-lek-sahn-druh] , (“Dumas père”), 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
2.
Jean-Bap·tiste An·dré  [zhahn-ba-teest-ahn-drey] , 1800–84, French chemist.
3.
a town in N Texas. 12,194.
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du·ma

   [doo-muh]
noun
1.
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
2.
(initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.
Also, douma.

Origin:
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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Dumas (French dymɑ)
 
—n
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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