Weil

[ vey ]

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noun

André, 1906–98, U.S. mathematician, born in France: brother of Simone Weil.

his sister, Si·mone

[see-mawn], /siˈmɔn/, 1909–43, French philosopher.

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How to use Weil in a sentence

Weil of the District appointed Vadim Brusser counsel in the firm’s antitrust and competition.
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Weil believes they are a fitting epitaph to a man often described as the most influential British publisher of his generation.
If You Had One Year to Live, How Would You Spend It?|Edward Platt|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“This is a man who had read everything, and this translation will live on,” Weil says.
If You Had One Year to Live, How Would You Spend It?|Edward Platt|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Don Graham,” Weil continued, “is the embodiment of the Washington Post that lives on in our memories.
The Graham Dynasty’s Last Hurrah|Lloyd Grove|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Editor's note: In an earlier version, Joshua Cohen was mistaken as Josh Weil.
Letter to a Young Critic: William Giraldi Defends True Criticism|William Giraldi|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the introduction to the new Israeli edition, Uzi Weil called it, “The least of a book I have ever read, and the most.”
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The fragment marked C by M. Weil resembles the hymn to Apollo in subject, and also in metre, but cannot belong to the same work.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
There is a pool near Ashiesteil and Gleddis Weil which illustrated this.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
Outside in the hall a policeman doing duty as a bailiff called the name of Lieutenant Isidore Weil, thrice repeated.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
Weil passed them, going into the trial room—a short, squarely built man with oily black hair above a dark, round face.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
And now then the Semitic face of Weil twisted into a grin that was more than shamefaced—it was downright sheepish.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for Weil

Weil

/ (French vail) /

noun

Simone (simɔn). 1909–43, French philosopher and mystic, whose works include Waiting for God (1951), The Need for Roots (1952), and Notebooks (1956)

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