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Gradation

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Noun

1. gradation, step

relative position in a graded series

Example Sentences:
'always a step behind'
'subtle gradations in color'
'keep in step with the fashions'

2. gradation, grade

a degree of ablaut

3. gradation, graduation

the act of arranging in grades

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gradation

see synonyms of gradation
noun
1. 
a series of systematic stages; gradual progression
2. (often plural)
a stage or degree in such a series or progression
3. 
the act or process of arranging or forming in stages, grades, etc, or of progressing evenly
4. 
(in painting, drawing, or sculpture) transition from one colour, tone, or surface to another through a series of very slight changes
5. linguistics
any change in the quality or length of a vowel within a word indicating certain distinctions, such as inflectional or tense differentiations
ablaut
6. geology
the natural levelling of land as a result of the building up or wearing down of pre-existing formations

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gradation

see synonyms of gradation
noun
1. 
the act or process of forming or arranging in grades, stages, or steps
2. 
a gradual change by steps or stages from one condition, quality, etc. to another
3. 
a gradual shading of one tint, tone, or color into another
4. 
a step, stage, or degree in a graded series; transitional stage
the many gradations between good and bad
5.  Geology
the process of wearing away high areas of land by erosion and building up low areas by deposition
6.  Linguistics
ablaut
: in full vowel gradation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gradation

see synonyms of gradation
n.
1.
a. A series of gradual, successive stages or degrees: the gradation of ranks in the army.
b. One of these stages or degrees: social gradations.
2. A gradual or barely perceptible change from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. See Synonyms at nuance.
3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4. Linguistics See ablaut.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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