SOBRIETY
\səbɹˈa͡ɪ͡ətɪ], \səbɹˈaɪətɪ], \s_ə_b_ɹ_ˈaɪə_t_ɪ]\
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moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.
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Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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n. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors ;-habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination - gravity without sadness or melancholy ; moderation ; calmness ; coolness ; staidness ; seriousness ; solemnity.
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