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grave [2] 
  adj 
1 serious and solemn 
a grave look  
2 full of or suggesting danger 
a grave situation  
3 important; crucial 
grave matters of state  
4 (of colours) sober or dull 
5 also <PH:g><PH:r><PH:@><PH::><PH:v>  (Phonetics) 
a (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken on a lower or falling musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels 
b of or relating to an accent (`) over vowels, denoting a pronunciation with lower or falling musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with certain special quality (as in French), or in a manner that gives the vowel status as a syllable nucleus not usually possessed by it in that position (as in English agèd) 
 Compare  →  acute  →  8  →  circumflex 
  n 
6 also <PH:g><PH:r><PH:@><PH::><PH:v> a grave accent 
  (C16: from Old French, from Latin gravis; related to Greek barus heavy; see gravamen) 
♦  gravely    adv 
♦  graveness  n 



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