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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dew•ey (do̅o̅′ē, dyo̅o̅′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
- Biographical John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.
Mel•vil (mel′vil),USA pronunciation (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey), 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.- Biographical Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.
- a male given name, form of David.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dewey /ˈdjuːɪ/ n - John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)
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