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Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
1914, February 13, ''The Times'', Obituary: Canon Augustus Jessopp
- He wrote well in a forcible, colloquial style, with the air of being tremendously in earnest, and full of knowledge which overflowed his pages, tricked out with somewhat boisterous illustrations.
(RQ:Sidney Arcadia)
(RQ:Shakespeare Richard 3)
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
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Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
(ux)
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
(senseid) A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
(RQ:KJV)
(RQ:Landon Ethel Churchill)
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