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iron
adjective [before noun] /aɪən/
/aɪrn/ Definition
› very strong physically, mentally, or emotionally: I think you have to have an iron will to make some of these decisions.Physically strong and powerfulStrong-willed
(Definition of iron adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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