dewey   (TTS Sound)

The noun dewey has 3 senses

• Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey -- (United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931))


• Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey -- (a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War)


• Dewey, John Dewey -- (United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952))