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sterns

/ˈstɜː(ɹ)nz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
  2. The post of management or direction.
  3. The hinder part of anything.
  4. The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
  5. A bird, the black tern.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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