Associations to the word «Camus»

Wiktionary

CAMUS, proper noun. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Giulio Camus (1847-1917).
CAMUS, proper noun. A French surname​.
CAMUS, proper noun. Albert Camus, French author and philosopher
CAMUS, noun. Obsolete form of camis.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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