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Definition of sobriety noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sobriety

noun

NAmE//səˈbraɪət̮i//

[uncountable] (formal)

1the state of being sober (= not being drunk)

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2the fact of being sensible and serious She was a model of sobriety and honesty.

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