dewey : Idioms & Phrases
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admiral dewey
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noun a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
Admiral Dewey; Dewey.
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dewey decimal classification
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noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Dewey decimal classification; decimal system of classification.
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dewey decimal system
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noun a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Dewey decimal classification; decimal system of classification.
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george dewey
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noun a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
Admiral Dewey; Dewey.
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james dewey watson
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noun United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)
Watson; James Watson.
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john dewey
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noun United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
Dewey.
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melvil dewey
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noun United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
Melvil Dewey; Dewey.
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melville louis kossuth dewey
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noun United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
Melvil Dewey; Dewey.
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miles dewey davis jr.
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noun United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
Davis; Miles Davis.
