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sterned

sterned adjective: having a stern of a particular shape or kind.

Adjective

sterned (not comparable)

  1. Having a stern of a particular shape or kind.
    • a square-sterned vessel

Origin of sterned

From stern + -ed.

Questions about sterned

What does sterned mean?
Sterned means having a stern of a particular shape or kind.
What part of speech is sterned?
Sterned is an adjective.

Words near sterned in the dictionary

  1. sternebra
  2. sternebrae
  3. sternebral
  4. sternectomies
  5. sternectomy
  6. sterned
  7. sterner
  8. sterner sex
  9. sterners
  10. sternes
  11. sternest

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