Webster's English Dictionary

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gradual

1. grad.u.al \'graj-(*-)w*l, 'graj-*l\ n [fr. its being sung on the steps 
   of the altar] 1: the response and versicle following the Epistle of the 
   Mass  2: a book containing the choral parts of the Mass 
2. gradual aj 1: proceeding by steps or degrees  2: moving, changing, or 
   developing by fine, slight, or often imperceptible  degrees - grad.u.al.ly 
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