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gradual

('gr/&//dZ//u//@/l )

proceeding in small stages(adj.all)

Example:
A gradual increase in prices.

Antonym:
sudden

source: wordnet30
(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt(adj.all)

Example:
A gradual slope.

Antonym:
steep

source: wordnet30
Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.(adjective)

source: webster1913

(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.(noun)

source: webster1913

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