gra'dational
World English Dictionary
gradation (ɡrəˈdeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a series of systematic stages; gradual progression |
| 2. | (often plural) a stage or degree in such a series or progression |
| 3. | the act or process of arranging or forming in stages, grades, etc, or of progressing evenly |
| 4. | (in painting, drawing, or sculpture) transition from one colour, tone, or surface to another through a series of very slight changes |
| 5. | linguistics See ablaut any change in the quality or length of a vowel within a word indicating certain distinctions, such as inflectional or tense differentiations |
| 6. | geology the natural levelling of land as a result of the building up or wearing down of pre-existing formations |
| gra'dational | |
| —adj | |
| gra'dationally | |
| —adv | |
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Gra'dational
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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