Gradual

noun

/ˈɡɹɛdʒɘl/

Word Frequency: 10.5

Definitions

1.nounAn antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.

2.nounA service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

3.adjectiveProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

"a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline"

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