gradual

  • 11gradual — adj. 2 g. 1. Que se manifesta ou se desenvolve progressivamente (aumentando ou diminuindo). • s. m. 2.  [Religião católica] Versículo da missa depois do capítulo. 3. Livro de cantochão …

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  • 12gradual — gradùāl m <G graduála> DEFINICIJA kat. 1. dio katoličke mise, pjeva se između Poslanice i Evanđelja 2. priručnik misnih pjesama 3. oblik pripjevnog psalma ETIMOLOGIJA srlat. graduale: dio mise koju je pjevao zbor na stepenicama oltara ≃… …

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  • 13gradual — [adj] happening slowly, evenly bit bybit*, by degrees, continuous, creeping, even, gentle, graduate, moderate, piecemeal, progressive, regular, slow, steady, step by step*, successive, unhurried; concepts 544,588,799 Ant. abrupt, infrequent,… …

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  • 14gradual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) taking place in stages over an extended period. 2) (of a slope) not steep or abrupt. DERIVATIVES gradually adverb gradualness noun. ORIGIN Latin gradualis, from gradus step …

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  • 15gradual — [grä΄do͞o ä′lā rō mä′noomgra′jo͞o əl, gra′jə wəl] adj. [ML gradualis < L gradus: see GRADE] taking place by almost imperceptible steps or degrees; developing little by little, not sharply or suddenly n. [ML graduale, book of hymns orig. sung… …

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  • 16Gradual — The Gradual (Latin: graduale, sometimes called the Grail) is a chant in the extraordinary form of the Roman Catholic Mass, sung after the reading or singing of the Epistle and before the Alleluia, or, during penitential seasons, before the Tract …

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  • 17gradual — ► adjetivo 1 Que se produce o se desarrolla en grados o de manera continua, sin saltos bruscos: ■ se observa un gradual empobrecimiento de la población. SINÓNIMO progresivo ANTÓNIMO brusco ► sustantivo masculino 2 RELIGIÓN Parte de la misa que se …

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  • 18Gradual — Miniatura de la letra I perteneciente al gradual del rey Matías Corvino de Hungría (Siglo XV). El gradual (en latín: graduale) es un canto en la misa católica, que se canta o se lee después de la Epístola y antes del aleluya, o …

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  • 19gradual — 01. The change in height of my children seems [gradual] to me because I see them everyday, but other people tell us they have grown really fast. 02. The young boy left his bicycle out in the rain for weeks, so it [gradually] began to rust. 03.… …

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  • 20gradual — grad|u|al [ grædʒuəl ] adjective * 1. ) gradual processes and changes happen slowly and by small amounts: a gradual change in the climate Any rise in water temperature will be gradual. 2. ) a gradual slope is not steep: a gradual ascent to the… …

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