stein
noun
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stein
1 American
[stahyn]
/ staɪn /
noun
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a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
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the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.
Stein
2
American
[stahyn, shtahyn]
/ staɪn, ʃtaɪn /
noun
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Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.
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William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.
Stein
1
British
noun
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Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
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Heinrich Friedrich Carl (ˈhainrɪç ˈfriːdrɪç karl), Baron Stein. 1757–1831, Prussian statesman, who contributed greatly to the modernization of Prussia and played a major role in the European coalition against Napoleon (1813–15)
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Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
stein
2
British
/ staɪn /
noun
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an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
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the quantity contained in such a mug
Etymology
Origin of stein
1900–05; < German: literally, stone
Example Sentences
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“We don’t ever talk about F-110 sales to, like, Denmark. It’s not controversial,” said Aaron Stein, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, an American think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Will there be armies of fans from the 48 nations creating the kind of atmosphere that would have satisfied Jock Stein?
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
And one of his largest cubist scenes of a “Man with a Guitar” from 1913 that once belonged to writer Gertrude Stein sold for $41 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
As of a week before the visit, "not a single CEO" had received an invitation, said US-China Business Council president Sean Stein.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
“Missus Stein called and said we’re going to be on the Dennis James show.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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