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1. (adj.) gradual
taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little:
gradual improvement.
2. gradual
rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination:
a gradual slope.
3. (n.) gradual
an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel in the Eucharistic service.
4. gradual
a book containing the words and music of the parts of the liturgy that are sung by the choir.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < ML graduālis pertaining to steps, graduāle the part of the service sung as the choir stood on the altar steps = L gradu(s) step, grade+-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) gradual
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
2. (adj) gradual
proceeding in small stages
"a gradual increase in prices"
3. (adj) gradual
(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
"a gradual slope"
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1. (adjective) gradual
≠ rapid
a gradual improvement in her condition
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gradual
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
2. (noun) gradual
an antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps
3. (noun) gradual
a service book containing the musical portions of the Mass
4. (noun) gradual
a series of steps
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Sense: happening gently and slowly
a gradual rise in temperature.
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 Afrikaans: geleidelike |
 Arabic: تَدريجي |
 Bulgarian: постепенен |
 Brazilian: gradual |
 Czech: postupný |
 German: allmählich |
 Danish: gradvis |
 Greek: βαθμιαίος, σταδιακός |
 Spanish: gradual |
 Estonian: järkjärguline |
 Farsi: تدریجی |
 Finnish: asteittainen |
 French: graduel |
 Hebrew: הַדרָגָתִי |
 Hindi: क्रमिक |
 Croatian: postupan |
 Hungarian: fokozatos |
 Indonesian: berangsur |
 Icelandic: semþróast stig af stigi |
 Italian: graduale |
 Japanese: 徐々の |
 Korean: 점진적인 |
 Lithuanian: laipsniškas |
 Latvian: pakāpenisks |
 Malay: sedikit demi sedikit |
 Dutch: geleidelijk |
 Norwegian: gradvis, jevn |
 Polish: stopniowy |
 Persian: تدریجی |
 Pashto: تدريجى |
 Portuguese: gradual |
 Romanian: treptat |
 Russian: постепенный |
 Slovak: postupný |
 Slovenian: postopen |
 Serbian: postepen |
 Swedish: gradvis, successiv |
 Thai: ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นช้า ๆ |
 Turkish: derece derece (olan), kad |
 Taiwanese: 逐漸的 |
 Ukrainian: поступовий; послідовний |
 Urdu: بتدری] ہوتا ہوا |
 Vietnamese: dần dần; từ từ |
 Chinese: 逐渐的 |
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