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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

/ 徱ː /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Dean

2

/ 徱ː /

noun

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

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/ 徱ː /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹲ˌ󾱱, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹲s󾱱 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 Գܲ chief of ten, equivalent to Latin dec ( em ) ten + -Գܲ -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dean1

C14: from Old French deien, from Late Latin Գܲ one set over ten persons, from Latin decem ten
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Those comments were described as "reprehensible" by the dean of the faculty of advocates and sparked a Tory attempt to remove the Green MSP from the committee.

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Amelia Jones, a professor and vice dean of faculty and research at USC’s Roski School of Art and Design, expressed support for Soto’s decision to not file charges against most protesters.

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The dean of the faculty of advocates has criticised Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman for what he described as "reprehensible" comments attacking the judiciary following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman.

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The dean of the College of Cardinals has 15 to 20 days to summon the cardinals to Rome once the Pope is buried.

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“There’s a lot of data crunching behind the scenes to make sure that this works,” said Alan Fyall, associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

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