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stein

1 American  
[stahyn] / staɪn /

noun

  1. a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.

  2. the quantity of beer or other liquid contained in a stein.

Stein 2 American  
[stahyn, shtahyn] / staɪn, ʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.

  2. Heinrich Friedrich Karl Baron vom und zum 1757–1831, German statesman.

  3. William Howard, 1911–80, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.

Stein 1 British  

noun

  1. Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)

  2. 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)

  3. Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)

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stein 2 British  
/ staɪn /

noun

  1. an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design

  2. the quantity contained in such a mug

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Etymology

Origin of stein

1900–05; < German: literally, stone

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