Associations to the word «Dewey»
Noun
- Louie
- Truman
- Manila
- Luciano
- Merritt
- Commodore
- Taft
- Mead
- Admiral
- Pedagogy
- Schultz
- Librarian
- Saxophonist
- Progressive
- Philosopher
- Educator
- Olympia
- Cox
- Eisenhower
- Mckinley
- Donald
- Duck
- Classification
- Hegel
- Sanders
- Roosevelt
- Governorship
- Liberalism
- Democracy
- Bertrand
- Thinker
- Philosophy
- Gerry
- Psychologist
- Humanism
- Idealism
- Racket
- Riley
- Filipinos
- Reformer
- Reese
- Dwight
- Rousseau
- Prosecutor
- Sidney
- Humboldt
- Whitehead
- Patty
- Headline
- Nietzsche
- Nephew
- Spanish
- Slowing
- Jarrett
- Duane
- John
- Aesthetics
- Novak
- Emilio
- Inquiry
- Vermont
- Tod
- Saxophone
- Curriculum
- Hines
- Theorist
- Republican
- Melville
- Flagship
- Wendell
- Tanya
- Cutter
- Brant
- Canyon
- Psychology
- Descartes
- Lev
- Richie
- Huxley
- Markham
- Ethic
- Gladstone
- Bartlett
- Alvin
- Byrd
Wiktionary
DEWEY, proper noun. An American surname.
DEWEY, proper noun. A male given name derived from the surname, popular in the U.S. in the 1890s.
Dictionary definition
DEWEY, noun. United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931).
DEWEY, noun. A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War.
DEWEY, noun. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952).
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