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dean

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'dean', 'Dean': /diːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/din/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dēn)


dean
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Sense: A distinguished person
Synonyms:
doyen, doyenne, senior member, innovator, authority Collocations, leader Collocations, dignitary, principal Collocations, senior Collocations, elder Collocations, professor Collocations
Sense: A high ecclesiastical official
Synonyms:
churchman, ecclesiastic, dignitary, minister Collocations, member of the clergy, clergyman, vicar, rabbi, holy man, rector, padre, pastor, chaplain, priest Collocations, high priest, bishop Collocations, archbishop, cardinal, pope Collocations, pontiff
Sense: A collegiate or administrative official
Synonyms:
administrator Collocations, provost, registrar Collocations, official Collocations, Dean of Students, Dean of Men, Dean of Women, Dean of the Faculties, Dean of the College of: Liberal Arts, Executive Dean, Junior Dean, Assistant Dean, administrative official, manager Collocations, bureaucrat, minister Collocations, overseer, supervisor Collocations, officer Collocations, superintendent

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