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Meanings of dean in English

Portuguese
james dean
Catalan
james dean
Spanish
dean

United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)

        james dean
        Catalan
        degà

        A man who is the senior member of a group.

              degà
              Russian
              декан
              Portuguese
              decano
              Spanish
              decano
              Catalan
              degà

              In academics, a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit.

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                      декан
                      Russian
                      декан
                      Portuguese
                      deão
                      Spanish
                      deán
                      Catalan
                      deàn

                      Cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy.

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                            Usage of dean in English
                            1
                            The dean of the new Austrian mordancy is, of course, Michael Haneke.
                            The Irish Times
                            2
                            That means I can introduce myself today as the designated founding dean.
                            Self's punishment
                            3
                            The dean informed them she'd long been thinking of doing just that.
                            The Angel Stone
                            4
                            The dean of Peterborough protested against the irregularities of the lower house.
                            The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
                            5
                            That night in the dean's house-itcame back to haunt me again.
                            Caught
                            6
                            Not the dean in his deanery, or the archdeacon out at Plumstead.
                            Barchester Towers
                            7
                            The dean persists, and at length overcomes the reluctance of the master.
                            Lives of the Necromancers
                            8
                            The members include Willie Reed, the dean at Purdue University's veterinary school.
                            Reuters
                            9
                            She'll be dean of the College of the Liberal Arts before long.
                            Hula Done It?
                            10
                            Starr is dean of the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu.
                            Reuters
                            11
                            The dean smiled, but did not open the door all the way.
                            All the pretty dead girls
                            12
                            The dean of law at Canterbury University Chris Gallavin is with us.
                            Radio NZ
                            13
                            The dean wound the reins around his arm and began to walk.
                            The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
                            14
                            Even the dean himself was not free from the charge of extravagance.
                            The Eustace Diamonds
                            15
                            Mr. Ryder might aptly be called the dean of the Blue Veins.
                            The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and S...
                            16
                            Then the dean began to comprehend the meaning of what he saw.
                            The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
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