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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grad•u•al /ˈgrædʒuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little:showed gradual improvement.
- rising or going down at an even, moderate inclination:a gradual slope.
grad•u•al•ly, adv. See -grad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grad•u•al (graj′o̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little:gradual improvement in health.
- rising or descending at an even, moderate inclination:a gradual slope.
n. - Religion[Eccles.](often cap.)
- an antiphon sung between the Epistle and the Gospel in the Eucharistic service.
- a book containing the words and music of the parts of the liturgy that are sung by the choir.
- Medieval Latin graduālis pertaining to steps, graduāle the part of the service sung as the choir stood on the altar steps, equivalent. to Latin gradu(s) step, grade + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See slow.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gentle.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sudden.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precipitous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gradual /ˈɡrædjʊəl/ adj - occurring, developing, moving, etc, in small stages: a gradual improvement in health
- not steep or abrupt: a gradual slope
n - (often capital) an antiphon or group of several antiphons, usually from the Psalms, sung or recited immediately after the epistle at Mass
- a book of plainsong containing the words and music of the parts of the Mass that are sung by the cantors and choir
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin graduālis relating to steps, from Latin gradus a stepˈgradually adv ˈgradualness n |