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   gradual

   /ˈɡradʒʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees: "the gradual introduction of new methods" Similar slowmoderatemeasuredunhurriedrestrainedcautiouscircumspectunspectacularpiecemealstep by steplittle by littlebit by bitprogressivesuccessivecontinuoussystematicregularsteadyevenconsistentuniforminformal:softly-softlyOpposite suddenabrupt
   • 2. (of a slope) not steep or abrupt. Similar gentlenot steepmoderateslighteasysubtleimperceptibleOpposite steep

   noun

   • 1. (in the Western Christian Church) a response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass.
   • ▪ a book of plainsong for the Mass.

   Word Origin 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gradualness noun

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   • A gradual change or process happens in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly. Her progress at school has been gradual. 3 meanings: 1. occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages 2. not steep or abrupt 3.

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   What does Grail a gradual mean?

   • See Grade, and cf. Grail a gradual.] The Gradual is a chant or hymn in the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations. In the Tridentine Mass it was and is sung after the reading or chanting of the Epistle and before the Alleluia, or, during penitential seasons, before the Tract.

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   taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health. Antonyms: sudden. rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination: a gradual slope. Synonyms: gentle. Antonyms: precipitous.

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   Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual decrease in the amount of daylight in winter. Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of landforms like hills.

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