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Camus

Definition: Camus

Camus

Noun

1. French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Camus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Synonym: Camus

Synonym: Albert Camus (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Camus

English words defined with "Camus": Albert Camus. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Camus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (snub, snub nosed), Latin (bit, collar for the neck, curb for horses, muzzle, necklace).

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Modern Usage: Camus

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Camping with Camus (2000)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Camus

DomainTitle

References

  • Sam Whan Camus Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • LA Mort Heureuse (Cahiers Albert Camus (reference)

  • Looking for Heroes in Postwar France: Albert Camus, Max Jacob, Simone Weil (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Camus

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

CulturalPetroglyphsArcheology near Camus and Pole CreeksLSRDLower Snake River District.Credit: Barry Rose.

Bataffche Vrouwin, kust, in deze beeldtenis,... / Le Camus, ad viv. delin. P. de Mare, sculp.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Camus

"Camus" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.45% of the time. "Camus" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)95.45%6342,364
Noun (plural)4.55%3202,518
                    Total100.00%66N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Camus

The following table summarizes the usage of "Camus" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
CamusLast name10074,394
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Camus

CountryName
South Korea

Sam Whan Camus Co., Ltd.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Camus

Expression using "Camus": Albert Camus. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Camus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

albert camus

383

camus

137

camus stranger

30

the stranger by albert camus

27

albert biography camus

17

the guest by albert camus

14

camus plague

13

camus guest

13

camus quote

10

caligula camus

9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Camus

Language Translations for "Camus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Camus'sonde (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

duodenumsonde van Camus (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

   

French

  

sonde duodénale de Camus (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

   

German

  

Camus Sonde (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δωδεκαδακτυλικός καθετήρ του CAMUS (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

カポシ肉腫 (cam, camellia, camembert, cameo, camera, camera angle, camera position, camera rehearsal, camera reportage, camera work, camera-eye, cameraman, camomile, camouflage, chameleon, collar, collarless, color, color arrangement, color box, color combination, color conditioning, color coordinator, color display, color dynamics, color ink, color marking pen, color mechanical tint, color planning, color rinse, color screentone, color spraypaint, colored, colored steel sheet, colorless, colour, comeback, cummerbund, French cognac, kapok, Kaposi sarcoma, kayak, younger members of the group). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

カミュ (French cognac). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

amuscay.(various references)

   

Spanish

  

sonda de Camus (Camus probe, Camus sound). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Camus

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 26, Verse 3
Latin405VulgateFlagellum equo et camus asino et virga dorso inprudentium
Middle English1395WyclifA scourge to an hors, and a bernacle to an asse; and a yerde in the reg of vnprudent men.
Jacobean English1611King JamesA whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Victorian English1833WebsterA whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Basic English1964OgdenA whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Camus

LanguageProverbs Chapter 26, Verse 3
BulgarianБич за коня, юзда за осела И тояга за гърба на безумните.
Cebuano¶ Usa ka pudlos alang sa kabayo, usa ka busal alang sa asno, Ug ang usa ka bunal alang sa likod sa mga buang.
Chinese鞭 子 是 為 " 馬 . 轡 是 為 ' 驢 . 刑 杖 是 為 " 愚 昧 人 的 背 。
CroatianBiè konju, uzda magarcu, a šiba leðima bezumnika.
DanishSvøbe for Hest, Bidsel for Æsel og Ris for Tåbers Ryg.
DutchEen zweep is voor het paard, een toom voor den ezel, en een roede voor den rug der zotten.
FinnishHevoselle ruoska, aasille suitset, tyhmille vitsa selkään!
FrenchLe fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l`âne, Et la verge pour le dos des insensés.
GermanDem Roß eine Geißel und dem Esel einen Zaum und dem Narren eine Rute auf den Rücken!
Haitian Creole¶ Fwèt pou chwal, baboukèt pou bourik, baton pou do moun ki san konprann.
HungarianOstor a lónak, fék a szamárnak; és vesszõ a bolondok hátának.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKeledai harus dikenakan kekang, kuda harus dicambuk, demikian juga orang bodoh harus dipukul.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaCemeti adalah bagi kuda, dan kekang adalah bagi keledai, tetapi rotan bagi belakang orang jahil.
ItalianLa frusta per il cavallo, la cavezza per l'asino e il bastone per la schiena degli stolti.
Korean말 에 게 " 채 찍 이 " 나 귀 에 게 " 자 갈 이 " 미 한 자 의 " 에 " 막 대 기 니 라
Maori¶ He whiu mo te hoiho, he paraire mo te kaihe, a he rakau mo te tuara o nga wairangi.
NorwegianSvepe for hesten, tømme for asenet, og kjepp for dårers rygg!
PortugueseO açoite é para o cavalo, o freio para o jumento, e a vara para as costas dos tolos.   
RumanianBiciul este pentru cal, frkul pentru mqgar, wi nuiaua pentru spinarea nebunilor. -
RussianвЙЮ "МС ЛПОС, ХЪ"Б "МС ПУМБ, Б БМЛБ "МС ЗМХ ЩИ.
SpanishEl látigo es para el caballo, y el freno para el asno, y la vara para la espalda de los necios.
SwedishPiskan för hästen, betslet för åsnan och riset för dårarnas rygg! >Ps. 32,9. Ords. 1O,13.
Thaiแส้สำหรับม้า บังเหียนสำหรับลา และไม้เรียวสำหรับหลังคนโง่
Ukrainian¶ Батіг на коня, оброть на осла, а різка на спину глупців.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Camus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: musca, sumac.

Words within the letters "a-c-m-s-u"

-1 letter: amus, cams, macs, scam, scum.

-2 letters: amu, cam, cum, mac, mas, mus, sac, sau, sum.

-3 letters: am, as, ma, mu, um, us.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-m-s-u"
 

+1 letter: amicus, amucks, campus, mucosa, muscae, muscat, sacrum, sumach, sumacs, umiacs.

 

+2 letters: acumens, almuces, caesium, calamus, cumshaw, maculas, macules, mucosae, mucosal, mucosas, mudcaps, mudcats, muscats, musical, sacrums, sambuca, sanctum, scumbag, sumachs, talcums, umiacks, vacuums.

 

+3 letters: accustom, arcanums, ascidium, autecism, baculums, buckrams, cadmiums, caesiums, calciums, calumets, cambiums, campused, campuses, capsicum, chiasmus, clamours, coassume, craniums, cumarins, cumquats, cumshaws, curcumas, custumal, leucomas, macaques, macumbas, masscult, matchups, mudpacks, muntjacs, muscadel, muscadet, muscatel, muscular, musicale, musicals, musician, mustache, panicums, quackism, racemous, sambucas, sanctums, scandium, scumbags, tsunamic, unclamps, vasculum.

 

+4 letters: accustoms, aciculums, aconitums, actiniums, ambuscade, autecisms, autoecism, blackgums, caciquism, caladiums, calumnies, campusing, capsicums, cardamums, castoreum, charmeuse, clamorous, claustrum, coagulums, coassumed, coassumes, cosmonaut, coumarins, coumarous, creamcups, cumulates, customary, custumals, dichasium, dumbcanes, dumpcarts, factotums, franciums, glaucomas, guaiacums, guaiocums, humpbacks, leucemias, macrurans, maculates, majuscule, malicious, manicures, masculine, masscults, maulstick, megabucks, micaceous, molluscan, moustache, muchachos, mucilages, muckrakes, muscadels, muscadets, muscadine, muscarine, muscatels, musicales, musically, musicians, mustached, mustaches, mustachio, noncampus, outcharms, pomaceous, quackisms, sacrarium, scandiums, scrummage, simulacra, simulacre, simulcast, subatomic, subclimax, submucosa, supremacy, unmusical, vasculums, viaticums, vulcanism.

 

+5 letters: accustomed, ambulances, ambuscaded, ambuscader, ambuscades, americiums, ascogonium, autoecisms, automatics, caciquisms, calamitous, calumnious, calvariums, campanulas, castoreums, catamounts, charmeuses, chauvinism, coassuming, communards, commutates, consumable, consummate, cosmonauts, creampuffs, culminates, dicumarols, docudramas, eczematous, emasculate, factualism, guacamoles, humanistic, humectants, luminances, lunchmeats, majuscular, majuscules, manicurist, manuscript, masculines, maulsticks, meerschaum, mendacious, mercurates, mercurials, metacarpus, micturates, miraculous, miseducate, monoculars, moustaches, moustachio, muckamucks, muckrakers, municipals, muscadines, muscarines, muscarinic, muscularly, musicalise, musicality, musicalize, musicianly, mustachios, naumachias, naumachies, nonmusical, numeracies, numismatic, outmarches, outmatches, practicums, quitclaims, rheumatics, scaramouch, scrubwoman, scrummaged, scrummages, secularism, simulacres, simulacrum, simulcasts, subcompact, submucosae, submucosal, submucosas, supermacho, tenaculums, thumbtacks, touchmarks, ultimacies, umbilicals, unscramble, vulcanisms.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Camus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 6D 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    --    ..-    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01101101 01110101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#109 &#117 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 006D 0075 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3767798785

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Names: Company Usage
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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