gradual
gra
ˈgrÃĻ
grā
dual
ʤuəl
jooēl
/ɥɚˈÃĻd‍ʒuːə‍l/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "gradual"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ—āϤ

occurring slowly and step-by-step over a long period of time
gradual definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her recovery from surgery was gradual, with improvements observed over several weeks.
āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϧāϰ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ—āϤ

(of a slope) rising or falling gently over a distance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mountain had a gradual slope, perfect for beginner skiers.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžåˆå­Ļ者 āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻžāύ

a liturgical chant or response, sung or recited between the reading of the Epistle and the Gospel during a Christian Mass
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gradual was recited in Latin, following the tradition of the early church.
āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāϤāĻŋāύ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ  āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŋāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻ—āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āĻŦāχ

a book that holds the choral sections of the Mass, used for singing the liturgical responses and chants during the service
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medieval gradual was beautifully illustrated, reflecting its importance in the liturgy.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϝ⧁āĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϞāĻŋāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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