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    gravity
    grav‧i‧ty /ˈɡrævəti, ˈɡrævɪti/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: French
     Origin: gravité, from Latin gravitas, from gravis; ⇨ grave1
    1. technical the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet ⇨ gravitation:
        the force of gravity
    2. formal the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation
        gravity of
        I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation.
        The penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
    3. an extremely serious way of behaving or speaking:
        The Consul spoke slowly and with great gravity.
    ⇨ centre of gravity