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Word: Gradation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin gradatio(n-), based on gradus ‘step’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrəˈdeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees
Short Definition:scale or series of successive changes, stages, etc.
Examples:- the Act fails to provide both a clear and defensible gradation of offences
Short Definition:
ablaut
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