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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sober/ˈsəʊbə(r)/

▶adjective (soberer, soberest)

1 not affected by alcohol; not drunk.

2 serious; thoughtful.

3 muted in colour.

▶verb

1 (usu. sober up) make or become sober after drinking alcohol.

2 make or become serious.

– derivatives
sobering adjective,
soberingly adverb,
soberly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. sobre, from L. sobrius.

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