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- [doo-ee, dyoo-ee]
- /ˈdu i, ˈdyu i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo-ee, dyoo-ee]
- /ˈdu i, ˈdyu i/
Definitions of dewey word
- noun dewey 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) 3
- noun dewey George1837-1917; U.S. admiral in the Spanish-American War 3
- noun dewey John1859-1952; U.S. philosopher & educator: exponent of pragmatism 3
- noun dewey ˈMelvil (ˈmɛlvɪl ) ; melˈvil) (born Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey) 1851-1931; U.S. librarian & educator: originator of a system (Dewey Decimal System) for book classification in libraries, using three-digit numbers, further extended beyond a decimal point for subclasses 3
- noun dewey George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. 1
- noun dewey John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator. 1
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dewey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
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