SOLEMNITY
\sɒlˈɛmnɪti], \sɒlˈɛmnɪti], \s_ɒ_l_ˈɛ_m_n_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of SOLEMNITY
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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ceremony adapted to impress with awe.
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Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
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Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.
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Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.
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A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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