"sternity" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From stern + -ity.",
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          "ref": "1938, Patrick Kavanagh, The Green Fool, page 98",
          "text": "Jemmy eyed him but his sternity rotted to foolishness in his stare.",
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          "ref": "1962, R. L. Tewari, A Critical Study of Loyalties (Galsworthy), Mussoorie: Saraswati Sadan, page 31",
          "text": "His attitude is that of compassion combind with sternity.",
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          "ref": "1978 June 18, Victor Lipman, “A new alternative: basic education”, in New England (Boston Sunday Globe), page 36",
          "text": "It is, for lack of a better tag, a public school with a lot of “sternity.”",
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          "ref": "2016, Martin Janello, “Defense and Pretense”, in Shine Knowing Shame: Philosophical Quotes & Poems, Palioxis Publishing",
          "text": "wondering what’s wrong / with all these people / how can they live with their sternity",
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        "The quality of being stern."
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        "(rare) The quality of being stern."
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          "text": "wondering what’s wrong / with all these people / how can they live with their sternity",
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