dean
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There is 1 syllable in the word dean.Divide dean into syllables:
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Definition of dean:
- dean (noun):
- the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church
- the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty
- an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.
Synonyms for dean:
department head
director
doyen
elder
elder statesman
faculty head
head of department
head of faculty
james byron dean
james dean
nestor
principal
provost
senior
superior
vet
veteran
éminence grise
Antonyms for dean:
acolyte
adherent
apprentice
attendant
baby
beginner
bookworm
coed
dependant
devotee
disciple
docent
follower
fresher
freshman
freshwoman
grad
graduate
graduate student
inferior
junior
learner
mentee
neophyte
novice
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