gradus

[ grey-duhs ]

/ ˈgreɪ dəs /

noun, plural gra·dus·es.Music.

a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.

Origin of gradus

<Latin: grade, step

Words nearby gradus

graduated cylinder, graduated tenotomy, graduate nurse, graduate school, graduation, gradus, Graeae, Graecia Magna, Graecism, Graecize, Graeco-

Definition for gradus (2 of 2)

gradus²

[ grey-duhs ]

/ ˈgreɪ dəs /

noun, plural gra·dus·es.

a dictionary of prosody, especially one that gives word quantities and poetic phrases and that is intended to aid students in the writing of Latin and Greek verse.

Origin of gradus

First recorded in 1755–65; after Gradus ad Parnassum (a step to Parnassus), Latin title of a dictionary of prosody much used in English public schools during the 18th and 19th centuries

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Example sentences from the Web for gradus

Except that Gradus misses Kinbote and mortally wounds Shade.
Pale Fire and the Cold War: Redefining Vladimir Nabokov’s Masterpiece|Michael Weiss|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Gradus, the scholar, quotes two lines of Greek, in which the panta occurs four times.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
But the first two-thirds of the couplet has been rewritten with the aid of something like a Gradus ad Parnassum.
An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams|Pierre Nicole
Gressus is a step that is being taken; gradus that is taken.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

The most rational progress toward Parnassus was by a gradus, or step, they said.
A Nest of Linnets|Frank Frankfort Moore
So the table was cleared, the cloth restored, and the three fell to work with Gradus and dictionary upon the morning's Vulgus.
Tom Brown at Rugby|Thomas Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for gradus

gradus

/ (ˈɡreɪdəs) /

noun plural -duses

a book of études or other musical exercises arranged in order of increasing difficulty

prosody a dictionary or textbook of prosody for use in writing Latin or Greek verse

Word Origin for gradus

C18: shortened from Latin Gradus ad Parnassum a step towards Parnassus, a dictionary of prosody used in the 18th and 19th centuries

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单词	gradus
释义	gradus ¹ [ grey-duhs ] / ˈgreɪ dəs / noun, plural gra·dus·es.Music. a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty. Origin of gradus ¹ <Latin: grade, step Words nearby gradus graduated cylinder, graduated tenotomy, graduate nurse, graduate school, graduation, gradus, Graeae, Graecia Magna, Graecism, Graecize, Graeco- Definition for gradus (2 of 2) gradus² [ grey-duhs ] / ˈgreɪ dəs / noun, plural gra·dus·es. a dictionary of prosody, especially one that gives word quantities and poetic phrases and that is intended to aid students in the writing of Latin and Greek verse. Origin of gradus ² First recorded in 1755–65; after Gradus ad Parnassum (a step to Parnassus), Latin title of a dictionary of prosody much used in English public schools during the 18th and 19th centuries Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gradus Except that Gradus misses Kinbote and mortally wounds Shade. Pale Fire and the Cold War: Redefining Vladimir Nabokov’s Masterpiece\|Michael Weiss\|October 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Gradus, the scholar, quotes two lines of Greek, in which the panta occurs four times. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. But the first two-thirds of the couplet has been rewritten with the aid of something like a Gradus ad Parnassum. An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams\|Pierre Nicole Gressus is a step that is being taken; gradus that is taken. Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes\|Ludwig Dderlein The most rational progress toward Parnassus was by a gradus, or step, they said. A Nest of Linnets\|Frank Frankfort Moore So the table was cleared, the cloth restored, and the three fell to work with Gradus and dictionary upon the morning's Vulgus. Tom Brown at Rugby\|Thomas Hughes British Dictionary definitions for gradus gradus / (ˈɡreɪdəs) / noun plural -duses a book of études or other musical exercises arranged in order of increasing difficulty prosody a dictionary or textbook of prosody for use in writing Latin or Greek verse Word Origin for gradus C18: shortened from Latin Gradus ad Parnassum a step towards Parnassus, a dictionary of prosody used in the 18th and 19th centuries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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