noun
1. United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
• Syn: ↑Melvil Dewey, ↑Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑librarian, ↑bibliothec
2. a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
• Syn: ↑George Dewey, ↑Admiral Dewey
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval officer
3. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
• Syn: ↑John Dewey
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Deweyan
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher, ↑educator, ↑pedagogue, ↑pedagog
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dewey, dewyME. pres. inf. of dew v.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.