Definitions for Dewey
ˈdu i, ˈdyu i; ˈmɛl vɪldewey

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1. Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Deweynoun

   United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

2. Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Deweynoun

   a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War

3. Dewey, John Deweynoun

   United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)

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1. Deweynoun

   derived from the surname, popular in the U.S. in the 1890s.

2. Etymology: Possibly from a place name in Northern France, Douai. Welsh origin from Dewi (David) has also been suggested.

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1. dewey

   Dewey generally refers to Melvil Dewey, the American librarian who had an enormous influence on the field of library science. He is best known for the creation of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. This system is used to categorize and organize materials and resources in libraries.

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1. Dewey

   Dewey is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by Jacob A. Bartles in 1899, the town was named for Admiral George Dewey. It was incorporated December 8, 1905. The population was 3,179 at the 2000 census and 3,432 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8 percent.

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1. DEWEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dewey is ranked #2926 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dewey surname appeared 12,249 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Dewey.
   
   91.6% or 11,227 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 247 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 235 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.8% or 230 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 229 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 80 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Librarian
   • Naval Officer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Dewey »

1. weedy

How to pronounce Dewey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Dewey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dewey in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dewey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Dewey in a Sentence

1. David Arquette:

   I am thrilled to be playing Dewey Riley again and to reunite with my Scream family, old and new, scream has been such a big part of my life, and for both the fans and David Arquette, I look forward to honoring Wes Craven's legacy.

2. White House:

   Moore currently leads Dewey Square Group’s State and Local Affairs and Multicultural Strategies practices, where she helps clients build coalitions and engage on public policy goals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dewey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dewey
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dewey
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Dewey