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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 decanal
Dean
2/ 徱ː /
noun
- Forest of Deana forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground
Dean
3/ 徱ː /
noun
- Christopher. See Torvill and Dean
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- s noun
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Origin of dean1
Example Sentences
“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.
“Today it’s hard to imagine a band of that size having multiple albums to develop and prove itself,” says Jason King, dean of USC’s Thornton School of Music.
Soon after the new policy went into effect, Paul Duke, Uni High’s dean of students, said that a teacher pulled him aside to tell him, incredulously, that students were actually paying attention to his lessons.
“Disney is now the most storied brand in America; if you are that, you have a target on your forehead,” said Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
The deans urged the California Supreme Court to allow test takers who sat through the exam and were unsuccessful to obtain provisional licenses under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
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