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gradual

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1grad·u·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1gradual
Pronunciation:
\ˈgra-jə-wəl, -jəl, ˈgraj-wəl\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often capitalized
Etymology:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduale, from Latin gradus step; from its being sung on the steps of the altar
Date:
15th century
1 : a book containing the choral parts of the Mass 2 : a pair of verses (as from the Psalms) proper after the Epistle in the Mass


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