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- graduall (obsolete)
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From Medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”).
- Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow.
- a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline
- Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
gradual (plural graduals)
- (Roman Catholic Church) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
- (Roman Catholic Church) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
gradual m, f (masculine and feminine plural graduals)
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|superlative||o mais gradual
|a mais gradual
|os mais graduais
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gradual m, f (plural graduales)
gradual m (plural graduales)
- (Roman Catholic Church) gradual