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Dupuy

Dupuy proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Dupuy (plural Dupuys)

  1. A surname from French.
    • In 1964, Dupuy developed the “Theoretical Lethality Index” (TLI), which calculated the lethal capacity of weapons across time. The TLI table showed how many persons a soldier with a weapon could theoretically kill in one hour.2021 October 20, Jennifer Tucker, “Now that guns can kill hundreds in minutes, Supreme Court should rethink the rights question”, in CNN

Forms of Dupuy

pluralDupuys

Origin of Dupuy

Borrowed from French Dupuy.

Questions about Dupuy

What does Dupuy mean?
Dupuy means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Dupuy?
Dupuy is a proper noun.

Words near Dupuy in the dictionary

  1. Duprey
  2. Dupreys
  3. dups
  4. Dupuis
  5. Dupuit
  6. Dupuy
  7. Dupuy's syndrome
  8. Dupuys
  9. Dupuytren
  10. Dupuytren's contracture
  11. Dupuytren's disease

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