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English noun: dean | |||
| 1. | dean (person) an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | academic administrator | ||
| 2. | Dean (person) United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) | ||
| Synonyms | James Byron Dean, James Dean | ||
| Instance hypernym | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian | ||
| 3. | dean (person) a man who is the senior member of a group | ||
| Samples | He is the dean of foreign correspondents. | ||
| Synonyms | doyen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elder, senior | ||
| 4. | dean (person) (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal | ||
| Domain category | Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church | ||
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