melvil dewey melursus ursinus • melville · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · melvil dewey · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931). Synonyms: Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D v latin small letter v U+0076 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079