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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/ 徱ː /
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
Dean
2/ 徱ː /
noun
Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
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
3/ 徱ː /
noun
a forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground
Other 51Թ Forms
- deanship noun
- ˈˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dean1
Example Sentences
The idea of “survive ’til ’25” was always a myth, said Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
No students responded to an initial email he sent out announcing the fund, said Brennon Morioka, dean of the University of Hawai’i College of Engineering — and their program is small.
"Most of the students escaped... but the building caught fire and the smoke was extremely thick. So, 10 to 12 students were trapped," the dean said.
"California was willing to resist," said John Acevedo, an associate dean at Emory Law School, who studies free speech and protests in the US.
The cathedral said, while spending was suspended, it was continuing with the process of appointing a new dean.
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