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Gradual
/ˈɡɹɛdʒɘl/
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
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noun
- 1
An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
- 2
A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
adjective
- 1
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
"a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline"
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