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solemnity definition

so·lem·nity (sə lem′nə tē)

noun pl. solemnities -·ties

  1. solemn ceremony, ritual, observance, etc.
  2. solemn feeling, character, or appearance; serious or awesome quality; gravity
  3. Law the formality needed to validate an act, contract, etc.

Etymology: ME solempnete < OFr solempneté < L sollemnitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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