Definitions for gradus
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gradus(Noun)
A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.
Origin: From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th century prosody dictionary long used in British schools.
Webster Dictionary
Gradus(noun)
a dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry
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