Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom.
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Dean
//diːn//
Synonyms for "dean" (121 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (60)
james byron deankingfishkingpinlaureateleadleadermagistratemanagementmanaging directormastermetropolitanministermostnonpareilofficerofficialolderoldestpapaparagon
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patriarchpenitentiarypersonagepilotpontiffpopeprebendaryprefectprelatepresidentprexyprimateprincipalprodigyrectorrulerrural deansecretaryseniorsirestarsubdeansuffragansuperiorsupermansuperstarthe administrationthe greatestthe mosttop dogtreasurervicarvice presidentvice-chancellorvice-presidentvirtuosovpwarden
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2 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
16 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
Translations
83 translations across 43 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κοσμήτωρ noun (senior official in college or university)
Armenian
1 entries- դեկան noun (senior official in college or university)
Asturian
1 entries- decanu noun (senior official in college or university)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
Bulgarian
3 entries- главен свещеник noun (church dignitary)
- дека́н noun (senior official in college or university)
- дѐкан noun (senior official in college or university)
Catalan
3 entries- degà noun (senior official in college or university)
- degà noun (church dignitary)
- degà noun (senior member of a group)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 院長 /院长 noun (senior official in college or university)
Czech
1 entries- děkan noun (senior official in college or university)
Danish
2 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
- domprovst noun (church dignitary)
Dutch
4 entries- decaan noun (senior official in college or university)
- deken noun (senior official in college or university)
- deken noun (church dignitary)
- deken noun (senior member of a group)
Esperanto
3 entries- dekano noun (senior official in college or university)
- dekano noun (church dignitary)
- dojeno noun (senior member of a group)
Finnish
4 entries- dekaani noun (senior official in college or university)
- dekaani noun (church dignitary)
- pää noun (senior member of a group)
- rovasti noun (church dignitary)
French
3 entries- doyen noun (senior official in college or university)
- doyen noun (senior member of a group)
- doyenne noun (senior member of a group)
Friulian
1 entries- dean noun (church dignitary)
Georgian
1 entries- დეკანი noun (senior official in college or university)
German
3 entries- Dechant noun (church dignitary)
- Dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
- Dekan noun (church dignitary)
Greek
1 entries- κοσμήτορας noun (senior official in college or university)
Hindi
1 entries- संकायाध्यक्ष noun (senior official in college or university)
Hungarian
4 entries- doyen noun (senior member of a group)
- dékán noun (senior official in college or university)
- esperes noun (church dignitary)
- főesperes noun (church dignitary)
Indonesian
1 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
Italian
4 entries- decano noun (senior official in college or university)
- decano noun (church dignitary)
- decano noun (senior member of a group)
- preside noun (senior official in college or university)
Kashubian
1 entries- dzekón noun (senior official in college or university)
Khmer
1 entries- ព្រឹទ្ធបុរស noun (senior official in college or university)
Macedonian
1 entries- декан noun (senior official in college or university)
Middle English
2 entries- den noun (church dignitary)
- den noun (senior member of a group)
Norman
2 entries- douoyen noun (senior official in college or university)
- douoyen noun (senior member of a group)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- prost noun (church dignitary)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- prost noun (church dignitary)
Occitan
1 entries- degan noun (church dignitary)
Polish
3 entries- dziekan noun (senior official in college or university)
- dziekan noun (church dignitary)
- dziekan noun (senior member of a group)
Portuguese
3 entries- decano noun (church dignitary)
- deão noun (church dignitary)
- reitor noun (senior official in college or university)
Romanian
2 entries- decan noun (senior official in college or university)
- decan noun (church dignitary)
Russian
2 entries- благочи́нный noun (church dignitary)
- дека́н noun (senior official in college or university)
Slovene
1 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
Spanish
2 entries- decano noun (senior official in college or university)
- deán noun (church dignitary)
Swahili
1 entries- mudiri noun (senior official in college or university)
Swedish
4 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
- dekanus noun (senior official in college or university)
- doyen noun (senior member of a group)
- äldst till tjänsteåren noun (senior member of a group)
Tagalog
2 entries- dalubpuno noun (senior official in college or university)
- dekano noun (senior official in college or university)
Tetum
1 entries- dekanu noun (senior official in college or university)
Thai
2 entries- คณบดี noun (senior official in college or university)
- คณบดี noun (senior member of a group)
Turkish
1 entries- dekan noun (senior official in college or university)
Ukrainian
1 entries- дека́н noun (church dignitary)
Venetan
1 entries- degàn noun (church dignitary)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Dean can really put away the food.
Source: tatoeba (39718)
Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light.
Source: tatoeba (46210)
That young actor is a James Dean.
Source: tatoeba (46802)
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