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- [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 /
- /ˈduː.məz/
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- [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 /
Definitions of dumas word
- noun dumas (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly. 1
- noun dumas (initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament. 1
- noun dumas Plural form of duma. 1
- noun dumas 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) 0
- noun dumas 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) 0
- noun dumas Jean-Baptiste André (ʒɑ̃batist ɑ̃dre). 1800–84, French chemist, noted for his research on vapour density and atomic weight 0
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Origin of dumas
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
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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Parts of speech for Dumas
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dumas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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