austerity

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Synonyms: asperity, austerely, posterity, autority, anterity, austenite, alterity, austerian, austerlitz

Antonyms: asperity, austerely, posterity, autority, anterity, austenite, alterity, austerian, austerlitz

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Noun

1. {{U|severity}} of manners or life; extreme [[rigor]] or [[strictness]]; [[harsh]] [[discipline]].
2. Freedom from [[adornment]]; [[plainness]]; severe [[simplicity]].
3. {{lb|en|economics}} A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[sourness|Sourness]] and [[harshness]] to the taste.

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