stein
noun
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Few people lifting a stein here would guess that beer consumption is down worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
SUN Oktoberfest celebration, lagers from Tired Hands and other breweries, tickets include a custom .5-liter stein and 2 proper pours of anything served, 1-8 p.m.,
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2019
He ran the blender, producing a noise like a circular saw, and then filled a tall glass stein with purple-green liquid.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 23, 2015
This is a terrific article,it makes me want to pack my hiking boots,my ski boots and oh yes my boot shaped beer stein and head for the wilds...
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2014
Mrs. Fine- stein always has a bowl of oranges out, on a table up a few steps from the vestibule; no one else leaves oranges lying around like that when it isn’t Christmas.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
“This place is busy on a Saturday,” witness Kevin Stein of Dublin told KTVU-TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was bought for him in 1983 by Sire Records founder Seymour Stein after Marr joked that The Smiths would sign to the label if he bought him a new guitar.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He’s named former Fed governor Jeremy Stein — someone who was cited in a Bessent speech on liquidity reforms — to lead a task force on the Fed balance sheet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ellin Stein examines how it matches up to the real events of Bourdain’s life.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
I hadn’t acted much better on the phone with Missus Stein.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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