Deweyan is an English word with synonyms like philosopher or educator. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Deweyan in a sentence
Deweyan meaning
- Of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification.
- Of or pertaining to John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
Synonyms of Deweyan
Using Deweyan
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification. | Of or pertaining to John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.
- Useful related words include: philosopher, educator, pedagogue, pedagog.
Context around Deweyan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deweyan
- In this selection, "deweyan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1980s, ideas and educational stand out and add context to how "deweyan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include history of deweyan educational practice and mid 1980s deweyan ideas have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deweyan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deweyan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The question of the history of Deweyan educational practice is a difficult one. (13 words)
On journalism main Since the mid-1980s, Deweyan ideas have experienced revival as a major source of inspiration for the public journalism movement. (23 words)
On journalism main Since the mid-1980s, Deweyan ideas have experienced revival as a major source of inspiration for the public journalism movement. (23 words)
The question of the history of Deweyan educational practice is a difficult one. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
On journalism main Since the mid-1980s, Deweyan ideas have experienced revival as a major source of inspiration for the public journalism movement.
The question of the history of Deweyan educational practice is a difficult one.