Dumas
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Alexandre Dumas père, 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre (“Dumas fils” ), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
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Jean-Baptiste André 1800–84, French chemist.
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a town in N Texas.
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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)
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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)
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Jean-Baptiste André (ʒɑ̃batist ɑ̃dre). 1800–84, French chemist, noted for his research on vapour density and atomic weight
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Marlene. born 1953, South African painter; especially of expressionist portraits and nudes
Example Sentences
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Without the levy profit was up 5.5 percent on the year, chief executive Axel Dumas said in presenting the results to journalists.
From Barron's
“Hermes is moving into 2026 with confidence,” Chief Executive Axel Dumas said.
Many of them were barely in school when the doyenne of Paris fashion took over menswear at Hermes in 1988 with instructions from then company boss Jean-Louis Dumas to run it "like your small company".
From Barron's
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
Monsieur Dumas was French, but Penelope had read the book in English, for it was extremely popular and had been translated into many languages.
From Literature
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