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deweyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deweyan
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Of or pertaining to John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.

noun

A supporter of the ideas of John Dewey.

Etymology

From Dewey + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Deweyan (comparative) most Deweyan (superlative) Deweyans (plural)

Questions

What does deweyan mean?
Of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
Where does deweyan come from?
From Dewey + -an.

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