DEWEY

Dewey, John Dewey

(noun) United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)

Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey

(noun) a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War

Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey

(noun) United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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