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Dewey, Melvil
(Dew·ey, Melvil)
Entry from US Dictionary
Pronunciation:
/ˈd(y)o͞o-ē/
(
1851–1931
)
, US librarian. He devised a decimal system of classifying books that used ten main subject categories.
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