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Klee

American  
[kley] / kleɪ /

noun

  1. Paul 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.


Klee British  
/ kleː /

noun

  1. Paul (paul). 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher. A founder member of der Blaue Reiter , he subsequently evolved an intensely personal style of unusual fantasy and wit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"But my father treated artists as seriously as Picasso or Paul Klee."

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Goldwait’s absence is sorely felt when the school’s leadership changes, though the actor’s flickering return as an impish, bow-tie-wearing Paul Klee, the Swiss-German painter, offers slight compensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Minnesota coach Ken Klee expressed little surprise in Toronto’s decision by saying: “To me, that’s who I expected.”

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

“We are surprised and deeply disappointed,” Justin Klee and Joshua Cohen, the co-chief executive officers of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, the treatment’s manufacturer, said in a statement.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Klee remained unmoved by all the entreaties of the good monks until one of them showed him some silver spoons.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville

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