Mann

[ mahn, man for 1, 3; man for 2 ]

/ mɑn, mæn for 1, 3; mæn for 2 /

noun

Heinrich

[hahyn-rik; German hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪk; German ˈhaɪn rɪx/,1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

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

Thom·as

[tom-uh s; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/,1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel prize 1929.

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Example sentences from the Web for mann

But when the ship arrives at the planet, they discover Dr. Mann—played by none other than Matt Damon.
Christopher Nolan Explains Interstellar’s Big, Hotly Debated Twist|Marlow Stern|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What did you think of the fistfight sequence between Cooper and Mann on the second planet?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think, with Hopkins, he finally found some happiness,” Mann said.
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Gibby was the most fascinating of the three for Mann, “because she was the most desperate.”
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could have sent you some letters to Florence, but that I knew Mr. Mann would be of more use to you than all of them.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
Mr. Mann's views of the true ends to be sought in our systems of education receive daily confirmation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865|Various
"Why, you're quite a literary character, sir," said Mrs. Mann.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
From here I decided to steer for a notch in the Mann Range, nearly south-west.
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration|Ernest Giles
In 1723 a German company, under the direction of Mann, visited the new capital and gave performances in their own tongue.
The Russian Opera|Rosa Newmarch

British Dictionary definitions for mann

Mann

/ (German man) /

noun

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

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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