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[1] A·le·xan·dre [a -lek-sahn -dr uh ] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə / , 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 -dr ey ] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ , 1800–84, French chemist.
[3] a town in N Texas.
[4] (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
[5] (initial capital letter ) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.
[6] 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)
[7] 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)
[8] Jean-Baptiste André (ʒɑ̃batist ɑ̃dre). 1800–84, French chemist, noted for his research on vapour density and atomic weight
[9] Marlene. born 1953, South African painter; especially of expressionist portraits and nudes
[10] (usually capital) the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917
[11] (before 1917) any official assembly or council
[12] short for State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament

Origin of Dumas

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)

Word origin for Dumas

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