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Dew·ey 
[doo-ee, dyoo-ee] Pronunciation Key
[doo-ee, dyoo-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. |
| 2. | John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator. |
| 3. | Mel·vil
[mel-vil] Pronunciation Key, (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey), 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science. |
| 4. | Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader. |
| 5. | a male given name, form of David. |
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| Dewey, Melvil 1851-1931.
American librarian and founder of the decimal system of classification (1876). |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| melvil dewey | |
noun | |
| United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) [syn: Dewey] |
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