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adjective
1.
taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
2.
rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination: a gradual slope.
noun
3.
Ecclesiastical. (often initial capital letter)
a.
an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel in the Eucharistic service.
b.
a book containing the words and music of the parts of the liturgy that are sung by the choir.
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Gradual
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin graduālis pertaining to steps, graduāle the part of the service sung as the choir stood on the altar steps, equivalent to Latin gradu(s) step, grade + -ālis -al1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin graduālis pertaining to steps, graduāle the part of the service sung as the choir stood on the altar steps, equivalent to Latin gradu(s) step, grade + -ālis -al1
Related forms
grad·u·al·ly, adverb
grad·u·al·ness, noun
un·grad·u·al, adjective
un·grad·u·al·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. sudden. 2. precipitous.
1. sudden. 2. precipitous.
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Example Sentences
- When demand was growing more slowly, farmers could meet it through gradual improvements in their yields.
- The major attraction of the phased concept is that it allows for a gradual adaptation to full retirement.
- Evolution is certainly not an exponential process, but a gradual one.
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