Mann

American  

[mahn, man, man] / mɑn, mæn, mæn /

noun

1. Heinrich 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

2. Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.

3. Thomas 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.

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Mann British  

/ man /

noun

1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)

2. his brother, Thomas (ˈtoːmas). 1875–1955, German novelist, in the US after 1937. His works deal mainly with the problem of the artist in bourgeois society and include the short story Death in Venice (1913) and the novels Buddenbrooks (1900), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Doctor Faustus (1947): Nobel prize for literature 1929

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Example Sentences

The Public Theater presents an adaptation of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, with a book by Martyna Majok and a score by Aimee Mann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In the 1970s, the venue joined the Mann Theatres chain, and in 1988, it was designated a historic cultural monument.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Lord Mann told the BBC: "The NHS should not be a place where you bring in your views. And the stronger the views, the bigger the problem."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Claire Mann, TfL's chief operating officer, said the "completely voluntary" four-day week had been designed to "improve work-life balance".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Annabelle is nervous, but she is trying to do what Dr. Mann suggested after their now-weekly phone session—to listen to what people are saying and not what she fears they are saying.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti