Stein
[ stahyn for 1, 3; shtahyn for 2 ]
/ staɪn for 1, 3; ʃtaɪn for 2 /
noun
Gertrude,1874–1946,
U.S. author in France.
Hein·rich Frie·drich Karl
[hahyn-rikh free-drikh kahrl] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈfri drɪx kɑrl/, Baron vom und zum
[fawm oo nt tsoo m] /fɔm ʊnt tsʊm/,1757–1831,
German statesman.
William Howard,1911–80,
U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1972.
British Dictionary definitions for gertrude stein (1 of 2)
stein
/ (staɪn) /
noun
an earthenware beer mug, esp of a German design
the quantity contained in such a mug
Word Origin for stein
German, literally:
stone
British Dictionary definitions for gertrude stein (2 of 2)
Stein
noun
(staɪn)
Gertrude. 1874–1946, US writer, resident in Paris (1903–1946). Her works include Three Lives (1908) and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933)
(German ʃtain)
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)
(stiːn)
Jock, real name John. 1922–85, Scottish footballer and manager: managed Celtic (1965–78) and Scotland (1978–85)
Medical definitions for gertrude stein
Stein
[ stīn ]
American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease.