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DEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dean" is a kind of...):
academic administrator (an administrator in a college or university)
Derivation:
deanship (the position or office of a dean)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dean" is a kind of...):
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)
Domain category:
Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
Derivation:
deanship (the position or office of a dean)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A man who is the senior member of a group
Example:
he is the dean of foreign correspondents
Synonyms:
dean; doyen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dean" is a kind of...):
elder; senior (a person who is older than you are)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
Synonyms:
Dean; James Byron Dean; James Dean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb dean
