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Word: Austerity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French austérité, from Latin austeritas, from austerus ‘severe’ (see austere)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɔːˈstɛrɪti
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒˈstɛrɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sternness or severity of manner or attitude
Short Definition:sternness of manner
Examples:- he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism
Definition:
difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure
Short Definition:difficult economic conditions
Examples:- the country was subjected to acute economic austerity
- the austerities of post-war London
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