Camus

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of camis (“light dress or robe; chemise”). alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
  2. 2
    Royal Corps of Army Music (a corps of the British Army).
  3. 3
    Albert Camus, French author and philosopher

Synonyms

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albert camusrcam

Example

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""Today my mother died." That's how the book The Stranger, by Albert Camus, begins."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.

Etymology 2

Acronym of Corps of Army Music, which is the erstwhile name of the corps.

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