dean

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Galician 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dēn, IPA: /diːn/, SAMPA: /di:n/

  Rhymes: -iːn

  Homophones: dene

[edit] Noun

dean (plural deans)

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 dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon
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
4. (Sussex) a hill (chiefly place names).

[edit] Related terms

• decanal

[edit] Derived terms

• dean and chapter

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: Aden
• Dane
• Edna

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

dean

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of dar.