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stern
Definition:
(nou) the rear part of a ship (nou) United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) (nou) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Phonetic Transcription:
stɜːn
Examples:
The teacher is stern and strict.
The mood in the church is stern.
He was a stern persecutor of heretics.
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