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Definition: Dean |
DeanNoun1. 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). 3. A man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents". 4. (Roman Catholic) the head of the College of Cardinals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Dean" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a valley", "a dean", "a chief of ten". |
Date "dean" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Dean \Dean\, noun. [from Old English expression dene, deene, Old French deien, dien, French doyen, eldest of corporation, dean, from Latin expression decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, English g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See Ten, and compare to Decemvir.]. (references) |
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Literature | Dean (the Latin Decanus). The chief over ten prebends or canons. The Dean (Il Piovano). Arlotto, the Italian humorist. (1395-1483.) Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick. (1667-1745.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A dean is a name commonly given someone with a senior role in an institution.
- in a university, a dean is often the head of a division, faculty, college, or school.
- in a school, a dean may have a counselling role and enforce discipline.
- in the Roman Catholic Church, a dean is responsible for a number of parishes within his diocese.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dean."
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Dean is a city located in Clay County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 341.Geography
Dean is located at 33°55'41" North, 98°22'45" West (33.928071, -98.379255)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 341 people, 131 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density is 61.5/km² (159.2/mi²). There are 136 housing units at an average density of 24.5/km² (63.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.60% White, 0.88% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.05% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 5.28% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 131 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% are married couples living together, 10.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% are non-families. 17.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the average family size is 2.90. In the city the population is spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $45,568, and the median income for a family is $47,813. Males have a median income of $36,875 versus $19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,521. 7.8% of the population and 8.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.8% are under the age of 18 and 9.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dean, Texas."
Synonym: DeanSynonym: doyen (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clergy | Dignitaries of the church; ecclesiarch, hierarch; ebdomarius; eminence, reverence, elder, primate, metropolitan, archbishop, bishop, prelate, diocesan, suffragan, dean, subdean, archdeacon, prebendary, canon, rural dean, rector, parson, vicar, perpetual curate, residentiary, beneficiary, incumbent, chaplain, curate; deacon, deaconess; preacher, reader, lecturer; capitular; missionary, propagandist, Jesuit, revivalist, field preacher. |
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Screenplays | But I can't prove the best part either Dean Keaton was dead (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie) So, Jimmy Dean, if that's who you're supposed to be (Days of Our Lives; writing credit: Claude-Marcel Richard) I've played baccarat at Biarritz and darts with the rural dean. What is there left for me but marriage (The Lady Vanishes; writing credit: Ethel Lina White; Sidney Gilliat) I can't believe I threw up in front of Dean Wormer (Animal House; writing credit: Harold Ramis; Douglas Kenney) And I'm Dizzy Dean. (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang) | |
Lyrics | But in the eyes of the Dean, his daughter (The Dean And I; performing artist: 10CC) '55 Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team (We Didn't Start The Fire; performing artist: Billy Joel) In a coat he borrowed from James Dean (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean) Scratches his head and does his best James Dean. ("Jack and Diane"; performing artist: John Cougar Mellencamp) Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean (Vogue; performing artist: Madonna) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Dean Martin Comedy World (1974) Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (1968) The Dean Martin Summer Show Starring Your Host Vic Damone (1967) Registered Nurse Janet Dean (1954) The Silence of Dean Maitland (1935) | |
Song Titles | Heart And Soul (performing artist: Jan & Dean) Linda (performing artist: Jan and Dean) Little Old Lady From Pasadena (performing artist: Jan and Dean) Surf City (performing artist: Jan and Dean) Big Bad John (performing artist: Jimmy Dean) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Bush plane operations Bob Pryce on the right with Dean and Shutty. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Dean left - squinch right --- on the Bering Sea. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Rectenwald, Dean Heckathorn, Nick Iadanza at the Spring Creek arm of Keswick Reservoir. The yellowish area under the water is sludge. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Figure 24. Clarke-Bumpus plankton gathering device. Invented in 1939 by George L. Clarke of Harvard University and Dean F. Bumpus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This device was used on the Atlantis. Top: view of the apparatus. Middle: view of the apparatus with net on frame. Lower left: rear view of the device's mouth. Lower right: plankton recovery unit. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Senior Airman Charles Dean, 321st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron. |  | Kiosk panels at the Dean Crek viewing platform. Credit: Rich Ray. |
 | Interpretive kiosk at Dean Creek Wetlands. Credit: Rich Ray. |  | Elk in meadow at Dean Creek. Credit: J. Brende. |
 | Elk grazing at Dean Creek. Credit: J. Brende. |  | Black and white wash painting of Canvasbacks by Frank W. Benson, a master painter and etcher, who has been called the dean of American duck etchers. The reproduction shown is a pen and ink drawing done at a later date. (Deceased) Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page Visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home. |
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| "Brothers 1" by Kelly Abbott Commentary: "Jimmy & Dean. What else is there to know?." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Dean Acheson | Perhaps the best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. |
Dean Rusk | We're eyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked. |
| We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks. | |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | A figure was crouching before the large grate and by its leanness and greyness he knew that it was the dean of studies lighting the fire |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The Houston-based Petrie Parkman is assisting the Saudi negotiating team with technical aspects, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter with financial issues, and Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae on legal matters. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | The Dean of the university cancelled the series and threatened the professor who organized it with disciplinary measures. (references) |
Zimbabwe | The Ministry of Higher Education and Technology controls the UZ and appoints its Chancellor and Vice Chancellors; the Ministry also appoints the Dean of Faculty, and most members of the University Council. (references) | |
Liberia | On August 20, the police arrested and detained for 2 days Sam Dean, the Managing Editor of the Monrovian Guardian newspaper, after the publication of an article regarding LNP Director Mulbah's summons to appear for congressional testimony. (references) | |
Economic History | Belize | Dean Barrow is the leader of the opposition. (references) |
Syria | Born in Damascus 1937. Dean, School of Law, Damascus University. (references) | |
Hong Kong | United States: Motorola, JP Morgan Chase, Sea-land, Exxon, Citibank, Mobil, Caltex, AT&T, IBM, Kodak, Bank of America, American International Group, Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Co, Pacific Waste Management, Compaq Computer, Federal Express, Disney, Goldman Sach, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. (references) | |
Human Rights | Zambia | The lawsuit filed in 1999 by Dean Mung'omba claiming torture during detention in 1997 was ongoing at year's end. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | GARGOYLE, n. A rain-spout projecting from the eaves of mediaeval buildings, commonly fashioned into a grotesque caricature of some personal enemy of the architect or owner of the building. This was especially the case in churches and ecclesiastical structures generally, in which the gargoyles presented a perfect rogues' gallery of local heretics and controversialists. Sometimes when a new dean and chapter were installed the old gargoyles were removed and others substituted having a closer relation to the private animosities of the new incumbents. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ann Richards | Well, I don't really have a favorite. The one I like who's saying something that is significant and matters is Howard Dean. Now, the rest of them may come up with something. |
Rush Limbaugh | Vermont Governor and Democrat presidential hopeful Howard Dean has urged Democrats to stop attempts to make the Bush administration's handling of intelligence a political issue. |
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Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Like Richard Dean, she helped pull her fellow citizens out of the rubble and deal with that awful tragedy. |
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| "Dean" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 77.19% of the time. "Dean" is used about 1,423 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 77.19% | 1,099 | 6,875 |
| Noun (singular) | 17.82% | 254 | 18,599 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 4.98% | 71 | 39,674 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,423 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "dean" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Dean | First name Female | 3,000 | 1,701 |
| Dean | First name Male | 104,000 | 173 |
| Dean | Last name | 45,000 | 236 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Dean" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a valley", "a dean", "a chief of ten". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "dean". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Dean | Male | English | A dean |
| Dene | Male | English | A dean |
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| The following table summarizes names related to "Dean." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Dean | Male | English | N/A |
| Dene | Male | English | Dean |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Dean Foods Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Dean, TX (city, FIPS 19456) |
Expressions using "dean": Cardinal dean ♦ Dean Acheson ♦ Dean and chapter ♦ Dean Gooderham Acheson ♦ Dean Martin ♦ Dean of a monastery ♦ Dean of arches ♦ Dean of cathedral church ♦ Dean of faculty ♦ Dean of guild ♦ Dean of peculiars ♦ Dean Swift ♦ deputy dean ♦ Glen Dean ♦ James Byron Dean ♦ James Dean ♦ monastic dean ♦ rural dean ♦ the Gloomy Dean ♦ William Dean Howells. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "dean": dean-designate, dean-like, dean-possessed, dean-shaven. | |
Ending with "dean": sub-dean. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
howard dean | 2,415 | james dean picture | 134 |
james dean | 1,415 | dean stall | 133 |
dean martin | 988 | dean college | 131 |
dean kiley | 707 | dizzy dean baseball | 127 |
dean cain | 624 | jan dean | 126 |
dean koontz | 556 | jimmy dean | 125 |
richard dean anderson | 515 | billy dean | 120 |
dean | 444 | walter dean myers | 120 |
dean and deluca | 431 | dean winter | 119 |
dean witter | 296 | dr dean edell | 117 |
morgan stanley dean witter | 260 | dean kylie | 114 |
dean guitar | 252 | dean planet | 108 |
phillips craig dean | 213 | dean martin lyrics | 102 |
dean food | 210 | dean president | 102 |
john dean | 186 | dizzy dean | 101 |
dean howard president | 162 | america dean | 96 |
dean ornish | 156 | dean list national | 93 |
dean harry | 147 | dean phoenix | 93 |
kevin dean | 144 | roger dean | 92 |
dean kamen | 134 | dean coulter | 74 |
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| Language | Translations for "dean"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Dekan (provost), Kryetar I Trupit Diplomatik, Kryetar I Katedralit Dekan. (various references) | |
Arabic | كبير الكهنة (pontiff), عميد (brigadier general, chancellor, provost), العميد بشكل عام. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Доайен, Декан. (various references) | |
Chinese | 院長 (department head, president), 教务长. (various references) | |
Czech | Dìkan (doyen). (various references) | |
Danish | dekan (decane). (various references) | |
Dutch | deken (blanket), decaan (decane). (various references) | |
Esperanto | dekano. (various references) | |
Farsi | ریش سفید, رءیس کلیسایادانشکده , رءیس (Administer, Arch, Chairman, Chief, Director, Head, Header, Headman, Headmaster, Master, Premier(Re), President, Principal, Provost, Regent, Ruler, Sheikh, Warden). (various references) | |
Finnish | dekaani (decane), tuomiorovasti. (various references) | |
French | Doyen. (various references) | |
German | Dekan. (various references) | |
Greek | κοσμήτορας, Διευθυντήσ, Αρχιμανδρίτησ, ίοσμήτορασ (Proctor), Πρύτανησ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ֳקן, ״אש ִכנסיה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | dékán, esperes (rural dean). (various references) | |
Indonesian | dekan, pemimpin (leader, manager), ketua (chairman, chief, moderator). (various references) | |
Italian | Decano (doyen), Preside (headmaster, headmistress, principal), Arciprete (Archpriest). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 学部長 , 学監 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | がくぶちょう, がっかん. (various references) | |
Korean | 학장. (various references) | |
Manx | dean (goal, objective, target). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eanday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | decano (doyen), deão. (various references) | |
Romanian | Decan (doyen), Protopop (Archpriest, incumbent). (various references) | |
Russian | Настоятель Собора, Декан, декан. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dekan. (various references) | |
Spanish | decano (doyen), deán. (various references) | |
Swedish | Domprost, Dekanus. (various references) | |
Turkish | Dekan (provost), En Kıdemli Üye, Başkan (chair, chairman, chairperson, chief executive, chief magistrate, chieftain, head, moderator, president, principal). (various references) | |
Turkmen | dekan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Настоятель Собору, Декан, Викладач-вихователь. (various references) | |
Welsh | deon. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | decanos. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | decanus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dean": deaned, deaneries, deanery, deaning, deans, deanship, deanships. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "dean": antipodean, euclidean, hyoidean, proboscidean, subdean. (additional references) | |
Words containing "dean": antipodeans, proboscideans, subdeans. (additional references) | |
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"Dean" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adeang, daah, Daan, daana, Dajan, danae, Danann, dann, daon, daxn, dea, Deac, deah, deak, deam, deant, deany, Deap, deau, deav, deaz, deban, decan, deeah, deej, deen, deene, degn, Dehaen, dehand, dein, deink, deint, dejan, Dejana, deman, dena, denar, denat, denn, deon, Deran, Desano, desn, deun, Devan, dewan, Dewani, Dewanji, dewn, Deyan, deyn, Dheen, diah, diaj, Diann, diarn, diban, dina, dion, dipan, ditan, Diwan, dman, Dnae, doan, Doanh, Dodan, doena, dogan, dojang, dran, drean, dreen, drefn, dsean, ducan, Duhan, Duijn, duin, Dukan, dunav, Dwan, Dyan, ean, eda, Edaan, edain, edan, edap, edax, edian, edin, edinb, Edlan, Ednan, Edtn, Idan, idean, odean, oean, qean, tean, zean. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dean" (pronounced dē"n) |
| 3 | d ē" n | mujahedeen, mujahideen, sardine. |
| 2 | -ē" n | fifteen, figurine, agin, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, benzene, between, caffeine, canteen, careen, casein, Citrine, clean, colleen, convene, cuisine, demean, eighteen, foreseen, fourteen, gelatine, gene, glean, green, haen, intervene, Jean, keen, latrine, lean, lien, machine, marine, mean, mien, Moline, Moreen, Nene, nineteen, obscene, onscreen, preen, preteen, propylene, queen, ravine, reconvene, Sabine, saline, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, sheen, sixteen, skeen, skene, spleen, sunscreen, tambourine, tangerine, teen, thirteen, trampoline, Treen, umpteen, unclean, unforeseen, unseen, vaccine, wean, wolverine. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-n" | |
-1 letter: and, ane, den, end, nae. | |
-2 letters: ad, ae, an, de, ed, en, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-n" | |
+1 letter: acned, admen, amend, anode, anted, awned, baned, caned, dance, daven, dawen, deans, denar, dewan, eland, knead, laden, maned, menad, naked, naled, named, paned, redan, saned, sedan, vaned, waned. | |
+2 letters: acnode, addend, adenyl, adnate, adnexa, advent, aedine, agenda, aidmen, alined, amends, anadem, aneled, angled, ankled, anodes, anteed, append, ardent, ascend, atoned, attend, augend, badmen, banded, bander, banged, banked, banned, beaned, bedamn, bedpan, benday, cadent, candle, canned, canoed, canted, cedarn, craned, daemon, daimen, damned, damner, dampen, danced, dancer, dances, dander, dandle, danged, danger, dangle, danker, daphne, darken, darned, darnel, darner, davens, dawned, deacon, deaden, deafen, deaned, decane, decant, dedans, deewan, defang, demand, demean, denari, denars, denary, denial, dental, desand, desman, detain, dewans, donate, duenna, earned, elands, endear, ennead, errand, expand, fadein, fanged, fanned, fawned, gained, gander, ganged, garden, gnawed, handed, handle, hanged, hanked, hanted, harden, invade, kneads, ladens, lagend, lanced, landed, lander, leaden, leaned, loaned, madden, madmen, maenad, maiden, manned, median, medina, menads, moaned, nabbed, nacred, nagged, nailed, naleds, napped, narked, neared, noyade, pained, pander, panged, panned, panted, pawned, pedant, pentad, planed, rained, ranged, ranked, ranted, redans, remand, repand, sadden, sained, sanded, sander, sedans, sendal, snaked, snared, snawed, staned, sundae, tandem, tanged, tanked, tanned, unaged, unawed, undead, unlade, unlead, unmade, unread, vanned, wander, wandle, wanned, wanted, warden, warned, weaned, yanked, yarned, yawned, yeaned, zander. | |
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