Deweyféle

Deweyféle is a Hungarian adjective meaning "Dewey-style" or "of the type of Dewey." It is formed from the surname Dewey with the suffix -féle, which in Hungarian signals belonging to a person, school, or style. The term is used in Hungarian-language texts to attribute ideas, methods, or systems to the work associated with Melvil Dewey or John Dewey, depending on context. It is not a formal international term in English but functions as a descriptive label in Hungarian.

In library science contexts, Deweyféle may refer to features of the Dewey Decimal Classification system established by Melvil Dewey, such as its decimal-based organization and topical classes, often described as "Dewey-féle osztályozási rendszer" in Hungarian. In education and philosophy, it can denote principles associated with John Dewey, such as experiential learning, democracy in education, or inquiry-based approaches, described as "Dewey-féle pedagógiai elvek" or similar phrases.

Because "Deweyféle" is a contextual modifier, its precise reference is determined by the noun it precedes. When translating into English, one would typically render it as Deweyan, Deweyian, or Dewey-style, depending on whether the emphasis is on Dewey’s philosophy or his classification system. The term illustrates how Hungarian uses the surname of a scholar as the basis for a typological descriptor.