dean's list

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Definitions of dean's list words

noun dean's list a list of students achieving the highest grades, periodically issued at certain colleges 3
noun dean's list a list of students of high scholastic standing, compiled by a college or university usually at the end of each semester or academic year. Compare honor roll (def 1). 1
noun dean's list A list of students in a college or university who achieve high grades during the academic term or year. 0

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Origin of dean's list

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before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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dean's list popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.