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stein

noun
/staɪn/

Etymology

From a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.

  1. derived from Stein

Definitions

  1. A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

    • A gnome-size German civilian with a red von Hindenburg mustache is dispensing steins of what looks to be mostly head.

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.

  3. A surname from German Stein.

    • Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate.
    • “Sunlight tends to make it a little better,” Stein said. “When people are more covered up in clothing like they are in the fall and the winter, some people’s psoriasis gets worse.”
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A place in Switzerland

      A place in Switzerland:

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA