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dean
1[ deen ]
noun
- Education.
- the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
the dean of admissions.
- an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the dean of men.
- the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Ecclesiastical.
- the head of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
- Also called vicar forane. a priest in the Roman Catholic Church appointed by a bishop to take care of the affairs of a division of a diocese.
- the senior member, in length of service, of any group, organization, profession, etc.:
the dean of lexicographers.
Dean
2[ deen ]
noun
- James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor.
- Jay Hanna Dizzy, 1911–74, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- a male given name: from the Old English family name meaning “valley.”
Dean
1/ diːn /
noun
- Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
- DeanJames (Byron)19311955MUSFILMS AND TV: actor James ( Byron ). 1931–55, US film actor, who became a cult figure; his films include East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955). He died in a car crash
Dean
2/ diːn /
noun
- Forest of Deana forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground
dean
3/ diːn /
noun
- the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
- (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline
- Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church
- RC Church the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinals See also rural dean decanal
Derived Forms
- ˈdeanˌship, noun
Other Words From
- deanship noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dean1
Example Sentences
(It's worth noting that Dean himself has already endorsed Clinton).
Dean Todd arranged for me to sit behind a screen and talk about my rape for a group of student leaders and activists.
Dean Sybil Todd passed away from pancreatic cancer before she could testify.
Dean Todd remained my friend until I graduated in 1988, with my degree in English literature.
Canevari passed me off to Dean Sybil Todd, who accompanied me to the University Police Department.
Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.
Several uneducated business men are said to have written to the Dean asking the Latin for what they think of the new Budget.
Away they hastened; and, being admitted to the Dean's study, stated the occasion of their visit.
To all of this Mr Dean listened in perfect silence, patiently, and with a smile of universal benevolence.
You see, up to that time he had thought himself rather a knowing fellow; but Mr Dean managed to remove the scales from his eyes.
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