dean at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
[di:n]
dean at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
c.1330, from O.Fr. deien, from L.L. decanus "head of a group of 10 monks in a monastery," from earlier secular meaning "commander of 10 soldiers" (which was extended to civil administrators in the late empire), from Gk. dekanos, from deka "ten." Replaced O.E. teo?uingealdor. College sense is from 1577 (in L. from 1271). ///
Dean at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
Dizzy (1911-74) a US baseball player who was a famous pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals team in the 1930s, helping them win the World Series in 1934. He was famous for achieving more strikeouts than any other pitcher.//
James (1931-55) a US film actor who became extremely famous, and then died in a car crash at the age of 24. Many people think of him as a typical example of a young rebel (=someone who refuses to do follow social rules or behave in the way that other people want them to) . His films include East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).//
dean at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [C] [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: deien, from Late Latin decanus 'person in charge of ten others', from Latin decem 'ten']//
1 a priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churches:
2 someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work: --the admissions dean//
3 AmE someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject: British Equivalent: doyen// dean of// --Neier is the dean of American human rights activism.//
deán at Spanish => English Of Explained:
dean
dean at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "dean":
A per se, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, abuna, academic dean,
ace, administration, administrator, antipope, archbishop,
archdeacon, archon, archpriest, bellwether, bishop,
bishop coadjutor, boss, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop,
cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, champion, chancellor, chaplain,
chief, chief executive, chief executive officer, coadjutor,
commander, curate, dean of men, dean of women, diocesan, doyen,
doyenne, ecclesiarch, elder, eldest, exarch, executive,
executive director, executive officer, executive secretary, father,
first-born, firstling, fugleman, genius, guide, head, headmaster,
headmistress, hierarch, high priest, higher-up, important person,
kingfish, kingpin, laureate, lead, leader, magistrate, management,
managing director, master, metropolitan, nonpareil, officer,
official, older, oldest, papa, paragon, patriarch, penitentiary,
personage, pilot, pontiff, pope, prebendary, prefect, prelate,
president, prexy, primate, principal, prodigy, provost, rector,
ruler, rural dean, secretary, senior, sire, star, subdean,
suffragan, superior, superman, superstar, the administration,
the greatest, the most, top dog, treasurer, vicar, vice-chancellor,
vice-president, virtuoso, warden
dean at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
noun
1 (in the Anglican Church) a priest of high rank who is in charge of the other priests in a CATHEDRAL
2 (also rural dean) (BrE) a priest who is in charge of the priests of several churches in an area
3 a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studies:
the dean of the Faculty of Medicine
4 (in a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge) a person who is responsible for the discipline of students
5 (AmE) = DOYEN
DEAN at English => English (Bouviers Law) Of Explained:
youadjective
(cheerier, cheeriest) (informal) (of a person or their behaviour) happy and cheerful:
a cheery remark / smile / wave * He left with a cheery 'See you again soon'.
cheerily adverbnoun
1 [U, C] a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in colo
Dean at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,
eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,
one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,
from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]
1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical
and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,
subordinate to a bishop.
{Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;
he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to
bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its
estates.
{Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has
some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the
jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]
{Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care
and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or
districts of the diocese.
2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and
Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard
to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.
3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some
colleges or universities.
4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of
a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific
department. [U.S.]
5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;
as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by
courtesy.
{Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of
cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.
{Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body
of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and
his canons or prebendaries.
{Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.
{Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or
barristers; specifically, the president of the
incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.
{Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and
still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty
is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see
that they conform to the law.
{Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior
over ten monks.
{Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
dean at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
dean
n 1: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or
college
2: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made
him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: {James Dean}, {James
Byron Dean}]
3: a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean
of foreign correspondents" [syn: {doyen}]
4: (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
dean at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » Dean|déan|dèan
English
Inter: wikipedi » aEtymology
From Inter: etyl » xno Inter: term » deen|lang=xno < Inter: etyl » fro Inter: term » deien|lang=fro < Inter: etyl » la Inter: term » decanus|decānus|lang=la.Pronunciation
* Inter: enPR » dēn, Inter: IPA » /diːn/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /di:n/Noun
Inter: en-nou » nRelated terms
* decanalDerived terms
* dean and chapterTranslations
Inter: trans-top » senior official in college or universityInter: trans-mi » d
- German: Dekan {{m}}, Dekanin {{f}}
- Indonesian: Inter: t+ » id|dekan
- Polish: Inter: t- » pl|dziekan|m
- Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|reitor
- Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|декан|m|tr=dekán
- Spanish: Inter: t- » es|decano|m
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » church dignitary
- Bulgarian: Inter: t- » bg|главен свещеник
- Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|deken|m
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » senior member of a group
- Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|deken|m
- French: Inter: t+ » fr|doyen, Inter: t+ » fr|doyenne|f
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Anagrams
* Aden- Dane
- Edna
Galician
Verb
Inter: gl-verb-for » mCategory: ast:dean -
Translation: cs » dean
Translation: et » dean
Translation: el » dean
Translation: es » dean
Translation: eo » dean
Translation: fa » dean
Translation: io » dean
Translation: kn » dean
Translation: hu » dean
Translation: mg » dean
Translation: ml » dean
Translation: my » dean
Translation: pl » dean
Translation: fi » dean
Translation: sv » dean
Translation: ta » dean
Translation: te » dean
Translation: vi » dean
Translation: zh » dean
Dean at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » dean|dèan|déan
English
Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /diːn/Proper noun
Inter: wikipedi » aInter: en-proper nou » n
Related terms
* DaneAnagrams
* AdenTranslation: el » Dean
Translation: fr » Dean
Translation: no » Dean
Translation: ru » Dean
Translation: sr » Dean
dèan at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » Dean|dean|déan
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /tʲian/|lang=gdVerb
Inter: head » gd|verb|verbal noun|dèanamh|sort=deanConjugation
{| cellpadding="5" border="1"!style="background:#F1BC4E;"| Tense \ Voice
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Active
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Passive
|-
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Present
|style="background:#F7F7F5;" width=100px| Inter: l » gd|a' Inter: l » gd|dèanamh
|style="background:#F7F7F5;" align="center" width=100px| --
|-
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Past
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|rinn
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|rinneadh
|-
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Future
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|nì
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|nithear
|-
!style="background:#D0D0B0;"| Conditional
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|dhèanadh
|style="background:#F7F7F5;"| Inter: l » gd|dhèantadh
|}
Derived terms
Inter: der-to » p- Inter: l » gd|dèan adhradh - worship (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan briogadh clì - left-click (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan briogadh deis - right-click (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan bun no bàrr - make head or tail
- Inter: l » gd|dèan casad - cough (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan casaid - complain
- Inter: l » gd|dèan coimeas air - compare
- Inter: l » gd|dèan dìmeas air - despise
- Inter: l » gd|dèan dranndan - snarl (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan dùrdail - coo (a bird, verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan fàite-gàire - smile (verb)
- Inter: l » gd|dèan farchluais - eavesdrop
- Inter: l » gd|dèan fead - whistle (verb)
Inter: der-mi » d
Inter: der-botto » m
Category: Category:Scottish Gaelic irregular verbs -
Translation: fr » dèan
Translation: lt » dèan
Translation: hu » dèan
Translation: mg » dèan
déan at English (WD) Of Explained:
Inter: also » Dean|dean|dèan
Irish
Etymology 1
From Inter: etyl » sga|ga|sort=dean Inter: term » dénai|·dénai|lang=sga, prototonic form of Inter: term » dogní|do·gní|lang=sga.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » lang=ga|dʲeːn̪ˠVerb
Inter: ga-verb » pres=déanann|fut=déanfaidh|vn=déanamh|pp=déanta|sort=dean|irreg=yesConjugation
Inter: ga-conj-irreg »|d|éa|n|q=broad
|past1=r|past2=in|past3=n|pastq=slender
|past=rinne
|pastdep1=d|pastdep2=ear|pastdep3=n|pastdepq=broad
|pastdep=dearna
|vn=déanamh
Derived terms
* Inter: l » ga|déanachReferences
* Inter: R:Finck » 2|84Etymology 2
Inter: borrowing » en|dean|lang=ga|sort=dean.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » lang=ga|dʲeːn̪ˠNoun
Inter: ga-noun » déin|déin|g=m|sort=deanDeclension
Inter: ga-decl-m1 » d|éan|éinDerived terms
* Inter: l » ga|déanachtMutation
Inter: ga mut cons » d|éanTranslation: de » déan
Translation: es » déan
Translation: lt » déan
Translation: hu » déan
Translation: mg » déan