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gradation
noun
1 gradation
Relative position in a graded series:
— Subtle gradations in color.
synonym: step.
Roget 58:
order,
regularity,
uniformity,
symmetry,
lucidus ordo [Lat.];
music of the spheres.
gradation,
progression;
series
etc.
(continuity)
69.
subordination;
course,
even tenor,
routine;
method,
disposition,
arrangement,
array,
system,
economy,
discipline orderliness
etc.
adj..
rank,
place
etc.
(term)
71.
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Roget 69:
continuity;
consecution,
consecutiveness
etc.
adj.;
succession,
round,
suite,
progression,
series,
train chain;
catenation,
concatenation;
scale;
gradation,
course;
ceaselessness,
constant flow,
unbroken extent.
procession,
column;
retinue,
cortege,
cavalcade,
rank and file,
line of battle,
array.
pedigree,
genealogy,
lineage,
race;
ancestry,
descent,
family,
house;
line,
line of ancestors;
strain.
rank,
file,
line,
row,
range,
tier,
string,
thread,
team;
suit;
colonnade.
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2 gradation
A degree of ablaut.
synonym: grade.
Roget 26:
degree,
grade,
extent,
measure,
amount,
ratio,
stint,
standard,
height,
pitch;
reach,
amplitude,
range,
scope,
caliber;
gradation,
shade;
tenor,
compass;
sphere,
station,
rank,
standing;
rate,
way,
sort.
point,
mark,
stage
etc.
(term)
71;
intensity,
strength
etc.
(greatness)
31.
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3 gradation
The act of arranging in grades.
synonym: graduation.
Dutch: gradatie
Polish: stopniowanie
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