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grad·u·al     (grāj'ōō-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees: gradual erosion; a gradual slope.
n.   Roman Catholic Church
  1. The liturgical book containing the chants for the Mass.
  2. A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.

[Middle English, having steps, from Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus, step; see grade. N., Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduāle, the part of the service sung by the choir from the altar steps, gradual, from neuter sing. of graduālis.]
grad'u·al·ly adv., grad'u·al·ness n.
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