Weil

[ vey ]

/ veɪ /

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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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
Dr. Richard A. Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weil Cornell Medical College in New York City, agrees.
Why Do Cougars Die Young?|Hannah Seligson|May 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Weil emerged as a leader of the little drug ring operating out of Claverly Hall.
The Harvard Psychedelic Club|Don Lattin|January 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If Mr. Weil had been pale before, his face was like a dead man's now.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter
"And which you are always glad to get," interpolated Mr. Weil.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter
Mingled with his other emotions there now came to Weil a stupefied wonder at the apparent coolness of the novelist.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter
Mr. Weil heard the voice he loved best explaining the situation.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter
When he heard the attitude that Mr. Roseleaf had assumed, Mr. Weil seemed stupefied.
A Black Adonis|Linn Boyd Porter

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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