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dean

(dēn)

a. An administrative officer in charge of a college, faculty, or division in a university.

b. An officer of a college or high school who counsels students and supervises the enforcement of rules.

2. Ecclesiastical The head of the chapter of canons governing a cathedral or collegiate church.

3. Roman Catholic Church A priest appointed to oversee a group of parishes within a diocese.

4. The senior member of a body or group: the dean of the Washington diplomatic corps.

[Middle English deen, from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, chief of ten, from decem, ten, or from Greek dekānos, chief of ten (from deka, ten); see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

dean′ship′ n.

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dean

(diːn)

1. (Education) the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty

2. (Education) (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline

3. (Anglicanism) chiefly Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church

4. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinals. See also rural dean

[C14: from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus one set over ten persons, from Latin decem ten]

ˈdeanˌship n

Dean

(diːn)

(Placename) Forest of Dean a forest in W England, in Gloucestershire, between the Rivers Severn and Wye: formerly a royal hunting ground

Dean

(diːn)

1. (Biography) Christopher. See Torvill and Dean

2. (Biography) 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

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dean

(din)

n.

a. the head of faculty in a university or college.

b. the head of a theological school.

c. an official in a university or college in charge of discipline, counseling, or admissions.

a. the head of a cathedral or a collegiate church.

b. a priest in the Roman Catholic or Anglican Church appointed by a bishop to take care of the affairs of a division of a diocese.

3. the senior member, in length of service, of any profession, field, etc.: the dean of American composers.

[1300–50; Middle English deen < Old French deien < Late Latin decānus chief of ten = Latin dec(em) ten + -ānus -an¹]

dean′ship, n.

Dean

(din)

n.

James (Byron), 1931–55, U.S. actor.

dean

- Comes from Latin decanum, "chief of a group of ten," and Greek dekanos, "a monk or dignitary in charge of ten others."

dean

A person in charge of the administration in a college, university, or faculty.

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Noun	1.	dean - an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college academic administrator - an administrator in a college or university
	2.	Dean - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) James Byron Dean, James Dean
	3.	dean - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" doyen elder, senior - a person who is older than you are
	4.	dean - (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy cardinal - (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

dean

noun faculty head, director, principal, provost, head of department, department head, head of faculty dean of the faculty

Related words
adjective decanal

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Translations

الأسْقُف الرَّئيسي في الكاتِدرائِيَّهعَميد الجامِعَه

děkan

dekandomprovst

Dekan Vorstand

decano deán

doyen doyenne

dékánesperes

dekan

deildarforseti; fulltrúiprófastur

decano

dekanas

dekānsfakultātes dekāns

dekan

dekankatedral/kilise başrahibi

教务长教长系主任院长

dean

[diːn] N (Rel) → deán m (Univ) → decano m
Dean's list (US) (Univ) → lista f de honor académica

DEAN'S LIST

Se llama Dean's List a la relación honorífica de alumnos que se hace en muchas universidades estadounidenses al final de cada año académico o al final de la carrera. En algunas universidades para figurar en ella se ha de haber obtenido A o B en todas las asignaturas, aunque normalmente la lista se basa en la nota media, conocida como grade-point average. Los estudiantes que han recibido la máxima puntuación, A, en todo, aparecen a veces en otra lista, llamada scholars' list o president's list. En algunas escuelas también publican listas similares, conocidas como honor roll.

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dean

[ˈdiːn] n

[cathedral] → doyen m

(British) (in university) → doyen m

(US) (in university) → conseiller/ère m/f (principal(e)) d'éducation

dean

n (Eccl, Univ) → Dekan(in) m(f)

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dean

[diːn] n (of college, university) → preside m/f (Rel) → decano

dean

(diːn) noun

1. the chief clergyman in a cathedral church.

2. an important official in a university.

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'Say "taken," Tope--to the Dean,' the younger rook interposes in a low tone with this touch of correction, as who should say: 'You may offer bad grammar to the laity, or the humbler clergy, not to the Dean.'

Crisparkle has remarked, it is better to say taken--taken--' repeats the Dean;

'Breathed to that extent,' the Dean (not unflattered by this indirect homage) condescendingly remarks, 'would be preferable.'

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Dean, when she brought in supper, to sit down while I ate it; hoping sincerely she would prove a regular gossip, and either rouse me to animation or lull me to sleep by her talk.

Dean why Heathcliff let Thrushcross Grange, and preferred living in a situation and residence so much inferior.

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It was understood that the Dean had supported his candidature with zeal, so the Dean would probably ask him to dinner; but would the pleasant little dinners in the precincts ever be the same when Tom Perkins sat at the table?

"I wonder if the Dean and Chapter knew that he was a Radical when they elected him," another observed bitterly.

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Again Swift felt that he was unjustly treated, and even when he was at length made Dean of St.

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THE DEAN OF FACULTY (Farmichael), } Counsel for the Panel ALEXANDER CROCKET, Esquire (Advocate),} (otherwise the Prisoner) MR.

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Then his voice changed as if every pine-tree was a Rural Dean. "Hi!

The world of motor-cars and rural Deans receded inimitably.

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Then there were a number of grammars, such as Metcalf's, and Reed and Kellogg's; and I smiled as I saw a copy of The Dean's English.