"Deweyan" meaning in English

See Deweyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Deweyan [comparative], most Deweyan [superlative]
Etymology: Dewey + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dewey|an}} Dewey + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Deweyan (comparative more Deweyan, superlative most Deweyan)
  1. Of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
    Sense id: en-Deweyan-en-adj-5GJJDYi7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 16 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 17 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 72 17 11
  2. Of or pertaining to John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
    Sense id: en-Deweyan-en-adj-DmaXLyQ2

Noun

Forms: Deweyans [plural]
Etymology: Dewey + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dewey|an}} Dewey + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Deweyan (plural Deweyans)
  1. A supporter of the ideas of John Dewey.
    Sense id: en-Deweyan-en-noun-x1DtvtQw

Inflected forms

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