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Word: Gradual
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus ‘step’. The original sense of the adjective was ‘arranged in degrees’; the noun refers to the altar steps in a church, from which the antiphons were sung
ˈɡradʒʊəl
taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees
Short Definition:taking place slowly or by degrees
Examples:- the gradual introduction of new methods
(of a slope) not steep or abrupt.
Short Definition:(of slope) not steep
Word: Gradual
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɡradʒʊəl
(in the Western Christian Church) a response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass.
Short Definition:response sung or recited between Epistle and Gospel in Mass
- Gradual
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