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sterling

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sterling (noun)
  2. 2) sterling (adjective)
  3. sterling area (noun)
  4. Sterling Heights (geographical name)
  5. pound sterling (noun)

1ster·ling

noun \ˈstər-liŋ\

Definition of STERLING

1
: British money
2
: sterling silver or articles of it
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Examples of STERLING

  1. a drop in the value of sterling

Origin of STERLING

Middle English, silver penny, probably from Old English *steorling, from Old English steorra star + 1-ling — more at star
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STERLING

curling, hurling

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