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dewey decimal system
n a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Historical society's new president continues work to preserve the past Did you know the original Town of Boynton was owned and founded by author Byrd Spilman Dewey, along with her husband Fred S. Dewey, a distant cousin of Melvil Dewey who created the Dewey Decimal System? And, the original name for the Boynton area was Hypoluxo Garden Lands.
June 12, 2013 - Sun-Sentinel