Te dewey

Dew·ey

[doo-ee, dyoo-ee]
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] , ( 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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Dewey (ˈdjuːɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
John. 1859--1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)

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