Dean

Definitions

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).
2. A title afforded to a dean.
   countable, uncountable
3. A hill.
4. A surname
   countable, uncountable
5. A habitational surname from Middle English from Middle English dene “valley”.
   countable, uncountable
6. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
7. A surname from Irish
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8. The senior member of some group of people.
9. A surname from Scottish
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10. A surname originating as an occupation
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11. A surname transferred from the given name
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12. A male given name
    countable
13. A male given name transferred from the surname
    countable, uncountable
14. A male given name originating as an occupation derived from the title.
    countable, uncountable
15. A placename:
    countable, uncountable
16. A place in the United Kingdom:
    countable, uncountable
17. Any of various villages and hamlets in England:
    countable, uncountable
18. A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0725).
    countable, uncountable
19. A hamlet in Lynton and Lynmouth parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS7048).
    countable, uncountable
20. A hamlet in Trentishoe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6245).
    countable, uncountable
21. A hamlet in West Down parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5042).
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22. A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, east Dorset (OS grid ref ST9715).
    countable, uncountable
23. A hamlet in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5619).
    countable, uncountable
24. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4431).
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25. A locality between Water and Weir, Rossendale borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8525).
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26. A hamlet in Spelsbury parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3422).
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27. A hamlet in Cranmore parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6744).
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28. Ellipsis of Dean Village: A neighbourhood, a former village in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
29. A small township in the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia.
    countable, uncountable
30. A small community in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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31. A number of places in the United States:
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32. An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.
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33. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
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34. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
    countable, uncountable
35. A township and village therein, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
36. A minor city in Clay County, Texas.
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Equivalents

Examples

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“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[…]”

“On the normier part of the spectrum are liberal influencers like⟳ Dean Withers and Harry Sisson, who have⟳ transferred the “debate⟳ me, bro” spirit of early YouTube to TikTok Live⟳.”

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