dean
SubstantivVerbSubstantivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //diːn//
- /[diːn]/
- /[dĩːn]/
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
Substantiv
- 1
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
Lucretius versus the Lake Poets ' Nature I loved ; and next to Nature , Art . ' Dean , adult education may seem silly . What of it though ? I got some willy - nilly The other evening at your college deanery . And grateful for it ( Let's not be facetious!)[…]
- 2
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
- 3
The senior member of some group of people.
dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador
dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
All of the switchboard operators had been parties to it, including Marie Willis. Their dean, Alice Hart, collected[…]
Herkunft
From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.
Verb
- 1
seltenTo serve as a dean.
- 2
umgangssprachlichTo send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.
Substantiv
- 1
A hill.
Herkunft
Related to den.
Substantiv
- 1
Variante von deneAlternative form of dene.
Formen
- Plural
- deans
- Präteritum
- deaned
- Partizip II
- deaned
- Partizip I
- deaning
- 3. Person Singular
- deans
dean · A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other…
Dean · A title afforded to a dean.dear · High in price; expensive.Dear · A surname.