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dean

1

[ deen ]

noun

  1. Education.
    1. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:

      the dean of admissions.

    2. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:

      the dean of men.

    3. the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
  2. Ecclesiastical.
    1. the head of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
    2. 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.
  3. the senior member, in length of service, of any group, organization, profession, etc.:

    the dean of lexicographers.



Dean

2

[ deen ]

noun

  1. James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor.
  2. Jay Hanna Dizzy, 1911–74, U.S. baseball pitcher.
  3. a male given name: from the Old English family name meaning “valley.”

Dean

1

/ diːn /

noun

  1. Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
  2. 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

  1. Forest of Dean
    Forest of Dean a forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground

dean

3

/ diːn /

noun

  1. the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
  2. (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline
  3. Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church
  4. RC Church the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinals See also rural dean decanal

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Derived Forms

  • ˈdeanˌship, noun

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Other Words From

  • deanship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dean1

1300–50; Middle English deen < Anglo-French deen, dean, Old French deien < Late Latin decānus chief of ten, equivalent to Latin dec ( em ) ten + -ānus -an

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dean1

C14: from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus one set over ten persons, from Latin decem ten

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Example Sentences

He later led the US Geological Survey’s Volcano Hazards Program, before returning to UAF in 2012 to become dean of the graduate school.

Eastman parted ways with Chapman University, where he served as dean of the law school, after speaking at the rally.

It’s still unclear if that’s the case, however, and clinical trials that could help figure that out are still ongoing, Dean says.

Thomas Rashad Easley, assistant dean of community and inclusion at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, knows how narrow the routes in can be.

From their car, Silveti and Dean watched as the Soviets waved the truck into the station, unchecked.

(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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