Klein
Americannoun
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Felix 1849–1925, German mathematician.
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Melanie, 1882–1960, British psychoanalyst, specialist in treatment of children, born in Austria.
noun
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Calvin ( Richard ). born 1942, US fashion designer
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Melanie. 1882–1960, Austrian psychoanalyst resident in England (from 1926), noted for her work on child behaviour
Example Sentences
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Cylinders, donuts, Mobius strips, and Klein bottles can all illustrate how spaces with locally flat geometry can have very different overall structures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Language shapes how we see ourselves," says Shari Klein, one of the founders of the Schaamteloos campaign, which targets words that use "schaam" or "shame".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Presley Gerber worked as a model, including in 2018, at age 18, as the face of Calvin Klein Jeans’ global advertising campaign, along with his sister, Kaia Gerber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“It’s very important that we not create a hermetic ghetto,” said Jacky Klein, executive publisher of Odessa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Either Mr. or Mrs. Klein had obviously looked at it one more time before leaving.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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