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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
levity /ˈlɛvɪti/

▶noun (pl. levities) the treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect.

– origin C16: from L. levitas, from levis ‘light’.

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