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- [deen]
- /din/
- /diːn/
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- [deen]
- /din/
Definitions of dean word
- countable noun dean A dean is an important official at a university or college. 3
- countable noun dean A dean is a priest who is the main administrator of a large church. 3
- countable noun dean The dean of a group is the most important member of that group. 3
- noun dean the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty 3
- noun dean (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline 3
- noun dean the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church 3
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Origin of dean
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Dean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dean popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dean usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dean
noun dean
- senior — older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
- professor — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
Antonyms for dean
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