Klein

[ klahyn ]

noun

1. Fe·lix [fee, -liks, fey, -liks], 1849–1925, German mathematician.
2. Melanie, 1882–1960, British psychoanalyst, specialist in treatment of children, born in Austria.

Klein

/ klaɪn /

noun

1. KleinCalvin (Richard)1942MUSFASHION, BEAUTY, ETC: fashion designer Calvin ( Richard ). born 1942, US fashion designer
2. KleinMelanie18821960FAustrianMEDICINE: psychoanalyst Melanie. 1882–1960, Austrian psychoanalyst resident in England (from 1926), noted for her work on child behaviour

Example Sentences

On a group text labeled “The Cool Moms,” where friends vented about the decision, Klein wrote, “I would support any one of y’all running for city council.”

From Washington Post

Klein noted that at this late stage of a startup’s growth, founders are often asking for even bigger sums.

From Washington Post

Klein says it’s not uncommon for three generations to be living together as a pod under one roof right now, so versatility has never been more important.

From Washington Post

Even if they didn’t manage to solve it, they figured, Klein would learn a lot in the process.

From Quanta Magazine

Real-time payments technology has existed for quite a while now, Klein says, but the federal government chose to build a new system, the FedNow Service, which will not roll out for at least a couple of years.

From Fortune

Klein paints a rosy picture of the charter schools, while admitting that not all outperformed traditional public schools.

From The Daily Beast

As long as seniority reigns among teachers,” Klein writes, “we will fail.

From The Daily Beast

When companies faced competition, Klein knew, consumers would have options.

From The Daily Beast

Nothing,” Klein notes, “was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.

From The Daily Beast

Joel Klein hates monopolies, but he really loves the private sector.

From The Daily Beast

There was a band playing down at Klein's hotel, and the strains reached them faintly, tempered by the distance.

From Project Gutenberg

Something—something like a Klein Bottle—or a tesseract—or maybe both of them together.

From Project Gutenberg

Let the parties meet at Klein-Schnellendorf, and judicious Hyndford be there with pen and paper.

From Project Gutenberg

Marched, accordingly, on the correct Klein-Schnellendorf terms; most of his poor garrison deserting, and taking Prussian service.

From Project Gutenberg

For the record, that is the money order which was included with the purchase order to Klein's.

From Project Gutenberg