Noun dewey has 3 senses
  1. Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey - United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
    --1 is a kind of librarian, bibliothec
  2. Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey - a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
    --2 is a kind of naval officer
  3. Dewey, John Dewey - United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
    --3 is a kind of philosopher; educator, pedagogue
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