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How to pronounce “dean”

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Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of dean with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
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Definition summary
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

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How to pronounce dean

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Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “dean”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
  • A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
  • The senior member of some group of people.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, rare) To serve as a dean.
  • (transitive, Oxbridge, otherwise rare, informal) To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.

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