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stein

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for stein.

Editorial note

With approval voting on the other hand, Stein (Green Party candidate) would've had a huge chance in the election.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stein gathered in one view.

noun

A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

noun

A surname from German Stein.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stein.

noun

A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

noun

A surname from German Stein.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

With approval voting on the other hand, Stein (Green Party candidate) would've had a huge chance in the election.

2

Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway are two of the most famous of the American expat community in inter-war Europe.

3

I didn't realize it was languishing in quite the state that Stein describes.

4

I thought it was -stein too, but I posit that we all think this way because surnames ending in -stein are very common, while surnames ending in -stain are rare.

5

Hell, my own cousins had a -stein name, so it's definitely something I would've been exposed to a lot.

6

He picked a zip where everyone is named Stein and was born at the same hospital (which gets its own ssn shard) and went to town.

7

My last name is Bredensteiner (and was when I was a child reading the books) --- It is and was always stein in my head.

8

Since then we've had some good poetry but nothing that attempts to meld form and function in the same way that modernist poets like Eliot and Stein were able to.

9

If you listen closely, when it comes to the show you can hear them pronounce it two different ways; as -stein in the opening segment, and then as -stain on the network bump before commercial.

Quote examples

1

If the project failed to meet a stated objective, Stein would say, "We failed".

2

“With one swipe of the diskette, he cut them off at the knees.” Stein said.

3

"'Space-based applications, like imaging satellites, can help people more easily access important information, so we’re excited to support SpaceX’s growth,' Google spokesman Aaron Stein said in a statement."

Proper noun examples

1

He even managed to do a debate on creationism, in the context of Ben Stein's movie!

2

Another way you can try Julia online at the moment is William Stein's cloud.sagemath.com If you really want to try juliabox.org you can look at the other post about Julia on the HN page.

3

Since I got involved with Sage years ago, I've always liked William Stein's candid way of describing the project's activities.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use stein in a sentence?

With approval voting on the other hand, Stein (Green Party candidate) would've had a huge chance in the election.

What does stein mean?

A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

What part of speech is stein?

stein is commonly used as noun.