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gradual.

gradual (which is done by degrees)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡɾa.duˈaw/Brazil[ɡɾa.duˈaʊ̯]Brazil/ɡɾaˈdwaw/Brazil[ɡɾaˈdwaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. gradual (which is done by degrees)

    comparable · feminine · masculine

  2. gradual, progressive (that increases or decreases little by little)

    comparable · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin gradus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin graduālislbor. Portuguese gradual Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin graduālis.

noun/ɡɾa.duˈaw/Brazil[ɡɾa.duˈaʊ̯]Brazil/ɡɾaˈdwaw/Brazil[ɡɾaˈdwaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. gradual (verses of the mass, between the Epistle and the Gospel)

    masculine

  2. gradual (plainchant book)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin gradus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin graduālislbor. Portuguese gradual Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin graduālis.

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