Beau·mont (b  m nt ) A city of southeast Texas north-northeast of Houston. A ship canal links the city with the Gulf of Mexico. Population: 110,000. |
Beau·mont (bmnt, -m nt), Francis 1584-1616. English poet and playwright. He wrote his major works, including The Maid's Tragedy (1611), The Coxcomb (1612), and The Knight of Malta (1619), with John Fletcher. |
| Beau·mont (bmnt), William 1785-1853. American surgeon whose Physiology of Digestion (1833) revolutionized the study of gastric digestion. |
Beaumont [ˈbəʊmɒnt]
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(Placename) a city in SE Texas. Pop.: 113 866 (2000)
Beaumont2
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(Biographies / Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist) Francis. l584-1616, English dramatist, who collaborated with John Fletcher on plays including The Knight of the Burning Pestle (l607) and The Maid's Tragedy (1611)
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| Noun | 1. | Beaumont - United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) |
| 2. |  Beaumont - English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) | |
| 3. | Beaumont - a city of southeastern Texas near Houston Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
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