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Dewey

[ doo-ee, dyoo-ee ]

noun

  1. George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
  2. John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.
  3. ѱ· [mel, -vil], Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.
  4. Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.
  5. a male given name, form of David.


Dewey

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. DeweyJohn18591952MUSPHILOSOPHY: philosopherEDUCATION: educator 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)
“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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“It’s a big blow to the community,” said Dewey Livingston, who lives in Inverness and has written extensively about the history of Point Reyes.

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Dewey expects the next move to be a "sort of filing" that could lay out the next steps, adding: "We may well have another lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security."

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I love Chalamet, but can’t fully get behind him winning because “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” ruined me for music biopics.

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“Anyone who has begun to think,” philosopher and educator John Dewey observed, “places some portion of the world in jeopardy.”

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Relying on polls and the prognosticating reputation of their Washington correspondent, editors announced the victory of Republican New York Gov. Thomas Dewey over the incumbent president, Democrat Harry S. Truman.

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