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solemn

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Serious and dignified in manner, often because of the occasion's importance.

A solemn silence followed the reading of the names.

Dictionary practice example.

A solemn gathering follows, with residents carefully lifting the damaged pages and speaking in a serious, dignified manner about the people remembered there.

From Respect and the Evidence Beneath It.

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