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intergradation

[ in-ter-grey-dey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of intergrading or the state of being intergraded.
  2. an evolutionary process by which different species of organisms tend to merge through a series of intermediate stages or grades.


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Other Words From

  • inter·gra·dation·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of intergradation1

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + gradation

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