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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• serious:
    1. I. Grave in manner or disposition: sĕvērus (never given to trifling or sport): a s. and grave citizen, civis s. et gravis, Cic. Am. 25, 95: the gravest and most s. of all, omnium gravissimus et severissimus, id. de Or. 2, 56, 228: I will take away the gift of song from the s., adimam cantare severis, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 9.
    2. II. Weighty, important, not trifling:
      1. 1. grăvis, e (opp. to levis, of small matter or moment): it is a s. thing for a modest man to ask for anything of consequence, grave est homini pudenti petere aliquid magnum, Cic. Fam. 2, 6, init.: more s. wars, graviora bella, Cic. Rep. 1, 40, fin.
      2. 2. sērius (opp. to the idea of sport or frivolity: properly only of things): grave and s. things, graves seriaeque res, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 103: that he should not transact any s. business on that day, ne quid eo die s. rei gereret, Liv. 10, 7, fin.: cf. Suet. Calig. 32, init. (seriae questiones per tormenta habebantur). Esp. neut. pl. as subs.: sēria, orum (s. matters): jokes and s. things, joca et s., Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 85: let us put jesting aside, and inquire into s. things, amoto quaeramus s. ludo, Hor. S. 1, 1, 27: s. things and jests, seria atque jocos, Liv. 1, 4, fin.
      3. 3. sĕvērus (rare in this sense when used of things): leave s. subjects, linque severa, Hor. Od. 3, 8, 28.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• SERIOUS
severus: serius (severus, that causes no mirth; serius, that contains or has no mirth. The former is used by classical writers of persons, and then, figuratively, of things; e.g., when things are represented with reference to the impression which they make; as, severa oratio; while seria oratio would be a speech seriously meant: severus also refers to seriousness of disposition): gravis (of dignified gravity; said of persons or things). (The words are found in this connection and order.) gravis seriusque (e.g., res, Cic., Off., 1, 29, 103): austerus (austere; serious in countenance or deportment; opposed to jucundus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) austerus et gravis; tristis (gloomy, sad). To write anything serious, gravius aliquid scribere: to assume a serious look, vultum ad severitatem componere; vultum componere: to talk in a serious tone to anybody, severe sermonem cum aliquo conferre (☞ Titinn., ap. Non., 509, sq.).