/ ˈgrævɪtɑːs; NAmE ; -tæs/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the quality of being serious
SYN seriousness :
a book of extraordinary gravitas
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WORD ORIGIN
Latin , from gravis serious.
/ ˈgrævɪtɑːs; NAmE ; -tæs/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the quality of being serious
SYN seriousness :
a book of extraordinary gravitas
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WORD ORIGIN
Latin , from gravis serious.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005