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Dean
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Dean  (dn), James Byron 1931-1955.
American actor whose moody, rebellious persona in films such as East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955) made him a cult figure. He died in an automobile accident.

Dean, Jay Hanna Known as "Dizzy." 1911-1974.
American baseball player. A right-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1930-1937), he is best remembered for his 1934 season, in which he won 30 regular-season games, led the league in strikeouts, and won two World Series games.

dean  (dn)
n.
1.
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 decnus, chief of ten, from decem, ten, or from Greek deknos, chief of ten (from deka, ten); see dek in Indo-European roots.]

deanship n.

dean
Noun
1. the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
2. Chiefly Church of England the chief administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church [Late Latin decanus one set over ten people]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Deandean - 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)
3.Deandean - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
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
Translations
dean [diːn] n (REL) → deán m;
(SCOL) → decano/a

dean [diːn] n (Rel), (Brit) (Scol) → doyen m;
(US) (Scol) → conseiller principal(conseillère principale) d'éducation

dean [diːn] nDekan m;
(US) (Scol) (administrator) → Schul- oder Collegeverwalter mit Beratungs- und Disziplinarfunktion

dean [diːn] n (REL) → decano;
(SCOL) → preside m di facoltà (or di collegio)

dean
n dean [diːn]
1 the chief clergyman in a cathedral church. deken الأسْقُف الرَّئيسي في الكاتِدرائِيَّه управител на катедрала děkan domprovst der Dekan πρωτοπρεσβύτερος deán toompraost سر کشیش tuomiorovasti doyen כּוֹמֵר רָאשִׁי किसी कैथेडरल चर्च का प्रधान पादरी crkveni dekan esperes kepala katedral prófastur decano 主任司祭 주임 사제 dekanas dekāns ketua paderi deken domprost dziekan cónego vicar настоятель dekan dekan kanonik domprost เจ้าคณะ (ทางศาสนา) katedral/kilise başrahibi (教堂的)教長 настоятель собору بڑے گرجا کا صدر trưởng tu viện教堂
2 an important official in a university. dekaan عَميد الجامِعَه декан děkan dekan der Vorstand κοσμήτορας decano dekaan رئیس دانشکده dekaani doyen/-enne דֵיקָן किसी विश्वविद्यालय का एक महत्वपूर्ण अधिकारी sveučilišni dekan dékán dekan deildarforseti; fulltrúi preside di facoltà 学部長 학장 dekanas [] dekāns dekan decaan dekanus dziekan decano decan декан dekan dekan dekan dekan[] คณบดี (ทางการศึกษา) dekan (大學、學院的)院長,系主任;教務長 декан یونورسٹی کا اہم عہدہ دار chủ nhiệm khoa


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