Dewey

[ doo-ee, dyoo-ee ]

/ ˈdu i, ˈdyu i /

noun

George,1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

John,1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.

Mel·vil

[mel-vil] /ˈmɛl vɪl/, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey,1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.

Thomas E(dmund),1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.

a male given name, form of David.

Example sentences from the Web for dewey

Dewey Square was hired to do the outreach to these communities by Global Strategies, another public affairs consulting firm.

Sharks Are Circling Around Hillary |Eleanor Clift |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the from-the-left insurgency of former Vice President Henry Wallace tipped New York to Dewey and the Republicans.

David's Bookclub: Strom Thurmond's America |David Frum |April 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The New York law was intended to bite - and Dewey plainly intended to make his law an issue in the presidential election of 1948.

David's Bookclub: Strom Thurmond's America |David Frum |April 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Like Dewey Defeats Truman, Fellow Travelers is a book set in the world of politics without being a political book.

David's Book Club: Fellow Travelers |David Frum |July 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

And in his self-retooling on immigration, Romney once again executed a perfect Dewey.

Immigration Could Sink Mitt Romney Regardless of Supreme Court Rulings |Robert Shrum |June 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In opposition to Dewey's argument, it would be reasonable to contend that plasticity is inherent in all nervous substance.

John Dewey's logical theory |Delton Thomas Howard
"It was your plea for me that give me the chance, Mr. Dewey," said Ben.

Ben's Nugget |Horatio, Jr. Alger
Certainly there was in the autumn of 1898 no decided opinion as to what should be done with the fruits of Dewey's victory.

History of the United States |Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
Dewey again claims for his theory the support of modern science.

John Dewey's logical theory |Delton Thomas Howard
"You're jest right," responded Dewey, after he had taken aim with the telescope.

Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 |James Barnes

British Dictionary definitions for dewey

Dewey

/ (ˈdjuːɪ) /

noun

John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)

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Dewey

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Example sentences from the Web for dewey

British Dictionary definitions for dewey

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