Sekirov Dictionary

gradual

/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

adjective1

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Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
- Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man. — 1667

forms

graduals · more gradual · most gradual

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