stern
stern1 definition
stern (stʉrn)
stern2 definition
stern (stʉrn)
noun
- the rear end of a ship or boat
- the rear end of anything
Etymology: ME steorne, stern, rudder < ON stjorn, steering < styra, to steer
Stern definition
Stern (stʉrn)
- Stern, Isaac 1920-2001; U.S. violinist, born in Russia
- Stern, Otto 1888-1969; U.S. physicist, born in Germany
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