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Deweyan

Deweyan adjective: of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.

Adjective

Deweyan (comparative more Deweyan, superlative most Deweyan)

  1. Of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
  2. Of or pertaining to John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.

Noun

Deweyan (plural Deweyans)

  1. A supporter of the ideas of John Dewey.

Forms of Deweyan

Adjective
comparativemore Deweyan
superlativemost Deweyan
Noun
pluralDeweyans

Origin of Deweyan

From Dewey + -an.

Questions about Deweyan

What does Deweyan mean?
Deweyan means of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
What part of speech is Deweyan?
Deweyan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Deweyan in the dictionary

  1. Dewey, Cheatem and Howe
  2. Dewey, Cheatham and Howe
  3. Dewey, Cheetem and Howe
  4. Dewey, Cheetham and Howe
  5. Dewey-Humboldt
  6. Deweyan
  7. Deweyans
  8. Deweyism
  9. Deweyite
  10. Deweyites
  11. deweylite

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