/ Dictionary / Index D DuPont: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Du•Pont Pronunciation: (d pont', dy-, d'pont, dy'- for 1, 2 also Fr. dy pôn'), [key] — n. 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France. 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée). 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dupondius Dupré Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language