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