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gravitas definition

gravi·tas (grav′i täs′)

noun

reserved dignity; propriety and good taste in behavior and speech, as of a leader or official

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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