solemnity

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The first date proposed for the solemnity was the 26th Messidor, Year XII.

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being solemn.
  2. noun A solemn observance or proceeding.

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  1. from Middle English solempnitee, solempnyte, solenite, solempte, from OF, solempnite, sollempnite, solennite, French solennité = Sp, solemnidad = Portuguese solemnidade = Italian solennità, from Latin sollemnita (t-)s, sollennita (t-)s, a solemnity, from sollemnis, sollennis, solemn: see solemn.
 

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/səˈlɛmnəti/
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