Klein

/klaɪn/
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Other forms: Kleins

Definitions of Klein
  1. noun
    United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)
    synonyms: Calvin Klein, Calvin Richard Klein
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    example of:
    clothes designer, couturier, designer, fashion designer
    someone who designs clothing
  2. noun
    German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
    synonyms: Felix Klein
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    example of:
    mathematician
    a person skilled in mathematics
  3. noun
    United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960)
    synonyms: Melanie Klein
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    example of:
    analyst, psychoanalyst
    a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
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