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My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that matter, by the work I did on Franz Kafka for the book on him I published a year before the Dreyfus book appeared.
Louis Begley

Meaning of "Dreyfus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DREYFUS

Dreyfus  [ˈdreɪfəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREYFUS

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Dreyfus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DREYFUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dreyfus

Dreyfus may refer to: ▪ The Dreyfus affair, a French political scandal ▪ Dreyfus, a 1930 German film on the Dreyfus affair ▪ Louis Dreyfus Group, a company ▪ Dreyfus Corporation, a Mellon Financial Corporation subsidiary ▪ Disques Dreyfus, a French record label ▪ The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, United States-based charitable foundation ▪ Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49, middle school in Staten Island, New York City ▪ Centre d'entraînement Robert Louis-Dreyfus, also known as La Commanderie, training ground of Olympique de Marseille ▪ Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences, chemistry award ▪ 6317 Dreyfus, main-belt asteroid ▪ Dreyfus, Kentucky, a community in the United States...

Definition of Dreyfus in the English dictionary

The definition of Dreyfus in the dictionary is Alfred. 1859–1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DREYFUS


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doofus
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isomorphous
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Josephus
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metamorphous
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monadelphous
ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs
ophiomorphous
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Paphus
ˈpeɪfəs
philadelphus
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pleomorphous
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polymorphous
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postface
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rufous
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scyphus
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Sisyphus
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tophus
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triadelphous
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typhous
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typhus
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zizyphus
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREYFUS

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Synonyms and antonyms of Dreyfus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dreyfus» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Dreyfus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Dreyfus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Dreyfus» in English.

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德雷福斯
1,325 millions of speakers

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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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ड्रेफस
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دريفوس
280 millions of speakers

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Дрейфус
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Dreyfus
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ড্রেফাস
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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ドレフュス
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드레퓌스
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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ட்ரேஃபஸ்
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ड्रायफस
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Дрейфус
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Dreyfus
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dreyfus

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2 QUOTES WITH «DREYFUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Dreyfus.
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Louis Begley
As you know, I am a novelist, and I really want to write novels. But I knew enough about the Dreyfus case to understand immediately why what happened to Dreyfus was not merely a cause celebre from the end of the 19th century, but an event that could be shown to teach us lessons of the greatest importance for our own time.
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Louis Begley
My views about the safety of Jews in the world have not been changed by the work on the Dreyfus affair or, for that matter, by the work I did on Franz Kafka for the book on him I published a year before the Dreyfus book appeared.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREYFUS»

Discover the use of Dreyfus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dreyfus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bach and the Patterns of Invention
Bach and the Patterns of Invention brings us fresh understanding of Bach's working methods, and how they differed from those of the other leading composers of his day.
Laurence Dreyfus, 1996
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Being-in-the-world: A Commentary on Heidegger's Being and ...
Essays discuss the themes of worldliness, affectedness, understanding, and the care-structure found in Heidegger's work on the nature of existence
Hubert L. Dreyfus, 1991
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Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the ...
As riveting as the finest detective novel and meticulously researched, Underground follows the hackers through their crimes, their betrayals, the hunt, raids and investigations. It is a gripping tale of the digital underground.
Suelette Dreyfus, Julian Assange, 2012
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An Officer and a Spy: A novel
Robert Harris returns to the thrilling historical fiction he has so brilliantly made his own. This is the story of the infamous Dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard-edged novel of conspiracy and espionage. Paris in 1895.
Robert Harris, 2014
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Dreyfus: Politics, Emotion, and the Scandal of the Century
Sweeping and engaging, Dreyfus offers a new understanding of one of the most contested and significant moments in modern history.
Ruth Harris, 2010
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The Dreyfus Affair
The most sensational incident in the history of France, the Dreyfus Affair pitted national security interests against individual rights in a case of treason and exposed the anti-Semitism that permeated France at the end of the nineteenth ...
Leslie Derfler, 2002
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The Dreyfus Affair
One of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in history, the Dreyfus affair divided France, stunned the world and unleashed violent hatreds and anti-Semitic passions which offered a foretaste of what was to play out in the long, bloody ...
Piers Paul Read, 2012
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Wagner and the Erotic Impulse
In this illuminating study of the composer and his works, Laurence Dreyfus shows how Wagner’s obsession with sexuality prefigured the composition of operas such as Tannhäuser, Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal.
Laurence Dreyfus, 2012
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On the Internet
First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Hubert L. Dreyfus, 2008
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Essays in Honor of Hubert L. Dreyfus: Heidegger, ...
These essays focus on the dialogue with the continental philosophical tradition, in particular the work of Heidegger, that has played a foundational role in Dreyfus's thinking.
Mark A. Wrathall, J. E. Malpas, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREYFUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Dreyfus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dreyfus Strategic Muni. Declares $0.04 Monthly Dividend (LEO)
Dreyfus Strategic Muni. logo Dreyfus Strategic Muni. (NYSE:LEO) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, June 30th, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Investors ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Thursday's Pre-Market Insights: Liberty Media Corporation (LMCK …
Dreyfus Municipal Income Inc. (DMF) of the Asset Management sector closed out the day Wednesday at $9.07, a gain of 0.22% with a return on ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»
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Dreyfus Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:DMB …
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dreyfus Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE:DMB) today announced a distribution of $0.0625 per ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Fifth generation at the helm of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
Paris: Edouard Louis-Dreyfus has assumed the presidency at one France's great names in shipping, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. He becomes the ... «Splash 247, Jul 15»
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Nicosia featured speaker at Cotton Market Roundtable in New York …
Joe Nicosia, executive vice president of Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC, will be the featured speaker at this year's Cotton Market Roundtable ... «Delta Farm Press, Jul 15»
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Emmy predictions slugfest: Who can topple Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Can Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep") really go four-for-four? In our new Emmy predictions slugfest (watch below), Gold Derby editors Daniel ... «GoldDerby, Jun 15»
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Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM) Plans Monthly …
Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund logo Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE:DSM) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, ... «Dakota Financial News, Jun 15»
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'If there were more women in politics, the world …
It's quite a promotion. Veep, a comedy set in the White House, just finished its fourth season, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's adorably incompetent ... «HELLO! Canada, Jun 15»
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Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund Declares Dividend
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For immediate release, New York – On June 29, 2015, the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
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Company Shares of Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc …
Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (NYSE:DSM) has lost 1.7% during the past week and dropped 2.77% in the last 4 weeks. «The Daily Rover, Jun 15»

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