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Meaning of 'gradual'
Meaning of 'gradual' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Gradual 
[ n.]
- Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step,
as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly
progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual
decline. [ n.]- 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.
- A series of steps.
Meaning of 'gradual' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. gradual [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- proceeding in small stages
- proceeding in small stages
Example in sentence:
- a gradual increase in prices
Meaning (2):
- (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
- (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
Example in sentence:
- a gradual slope
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