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Definition of stern
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : austere
b : expressive of severe displeasure : harsh
2 : forbidding or gloomy in appearance
3 : inexorable stern necessity
stern
nounDefinition of stern (Entry 2 of 4)
1 : the rear end of a boat
2 : a hinder or rear part : the last or latter part
Stern
biographical name (1)Definition of Stern (Entry 3 of 4)
Isaac 1920–2001 American (Russian-born) violinist
Stern
biographical name (2)Definition of Stern (Entry 4 of 4)
Otto 1888–1969 American (German-born) physicist
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