DIMENSIONS: DENOTATION / Quality
Language: The grave accent - noting or having a particular accent [ è ] indicating originally a comparatively low pitch [as in French père], distinct syllabic value [as in English belovèd], etc. (as distinguished from acute [ é ]).
è à ò ù
Colors: dull, somber. . . .
Music: A slow and solemn movement; also a deep low pitch in the scale of sounds. The slowest tempo in music. Gravement, Graveménte. With gravity; in a dignified and solemn manner. [Elson, Louis C. Professor of Theory of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music. Elson's Music Dictionary. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. MCMV.]
R E F E R E N C E S
Grave adj. 1. dignified, sedate; serious; earnest; solemn: a grave person; grave thoughts. 2. weighty momentous or important; serious; critical; grave responsibilties; a grave situation. 3. Gram. a. unaccented. b. spoken on a low or falling pitch. c. noting or having a particular accent [ è ] indicating originally a comparatively low pitch [as in French père], distinct syllabic value [as in English belovèd], etc. (as distinguished from acute [ é ]). 4. (of colours) dull; somber. -n. 5. the grave accent.
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
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