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gradual
CEFRC1
/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Happening slowly over a period of time.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
Examples
Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.
The gradual ruin of our country has to be stopped.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈɡɹadjuəl/
- /ˈɡɹadʒəl/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsAn antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
More examples
In contextYour English has made gradual progress.
a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
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Origin
adjective
From Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).