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  • stein
    stein
    noun
    a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
  • Stein
    Stein
    noun
    Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
Synonyms

stein

1 American  
[stahyn] / staɪn /

noun

  1. a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.

  2. the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.

Stein 2 American  
[stahyn, shtahyn] / staɪn, ʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.

  2. Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.

  3. William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.

Stein 1 British  

noun

  1. Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)

  2. 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)

  3. Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)

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stein 2 British  
/ staɪn /

noun

  1. an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design

  2. the quantity contained in such a mug

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Etymology

Origin of stein

1900–05; < German: literally, stone

Example Sentences

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But the best cameo is from Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie:

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

As the late economist Herb Stein famously observed, if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr. Stein says that serious baseball fans in the 1860s were called cranks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

That puts us at thirteen and Missus Stein asked for a dozen, so I think we’re lucky.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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