Dewey

UK: /ˈdjuːɪ/ US: (do̅o̅′ē, dyo̅o̅′ē)

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Dew•ey  (do̅o̅′ē, dyo̅o̅′ē), n. 

1. Biographical George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
2. Biographical John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.
Mel•vil  (mel′vil), (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey), 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.
3. Biographical Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.
4. a male given name, form of David. 

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Dewey / ˈdjuːɪ/ noun

1. John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)