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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] solempne, from Anglo-French, from Latin sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : marked by the invocation of a [[religious]] sanction <a solemn oath>
*2 : marked by the [[observance]] of established form or [[ceremony]]; specifically : celebrated with full liturgical ceremony
*3 a : [[awe]]-[[inspiring]] : [[sublime]] <solemn [[beauty]]>
:b : marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety <a solemn gathering>
:c : somber, gloomy <a solemn gray building>

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