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dean

noun

  1. cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy
  2. in academics, a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːn/ / [diːn] / [dĩːn]

name

Etymology: The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context: * As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”). * Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon. * Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald). * As an Irish surname, variant of Deane. * As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley. * Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”) * Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)

  1. A title afforded to a dean.
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    “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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noun

  1. Alternative form of dene.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.

  1. To serve as a dean.
  2. To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.