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dean

Main Entry:: dean
Pronunciation:: \ˈdēn\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English deen, from Anglo-French deen, deien, from Late Latin decanus chief of ten, from Greek dekanos, from deka ten — more at ten
Date:: 13th century

1 a: the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church b: a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese2 a: the head of a division, faculty, college, or school of a university b: a college or secondary school administrator in charge of counseling and disciplining students3: doyen 1

— dean intransitive verb

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\-ˌship\ noun

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