gradual
UK /ˈɡɹadʒuəl/ US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/
noun 2adj 1
Definitions
adj
1
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
noun
1
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
2
A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
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