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JOHN DEWEY
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• JOHN DEWEY (noun)
The noun JOHN DEWEY has 1 sense:
1. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
Familiarity information: JOHN DEWEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dewey; John Dewey
Instance hypernyms:
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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