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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of Dupont. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado, named after the DuPont company. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, named after the Du Pont family. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, named, for want of a name, after a box of Dupont shotgun shells. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Samuel Francis Du Pont. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named after the Dupont Explosives company. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A rural community within Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, said to be derived from dew point. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Mr Dupont doesn't want to work with me anymore."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dupont.

Related phrases

Dupont Circle

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