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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname from German Stein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A male given name from Norwegian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A place in Switzerland:
A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A place in Switzerland:
A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A place in Switzerland:
A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A place in Switzerland:
A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
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noun
a mug intended for serving beer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beer mug
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Broader terms: mug
noun
experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gertrude Stein
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Broader terms: writer, author
History
Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen.
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.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
