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stern2
 
PRONUNCIATION:  stûrn
NOUN:1. Nautical The rear part of a ship or boat. 2. A rear part or section.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English sterne, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stjrn, rudder. See st- in Appendix I.
 
 
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  stern1 Stern, Isaac  
 
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