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      sterner
      noun
      the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
      United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
      the rear part of a ship
      adjective
      severely simple
      severe and unremitting in making demands
      not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
      of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
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