gradual
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Types & categories
- antiphon hypernym
Related & opposite
- Western Church domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
proceeding in small stages
a gradual increase in prices
Related & opposite
- slow also see
- sudden antonym
- graduality derivation
- bit-by-bit similar to
- gradational similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
a gradual slope
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Western Church |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | antiphon |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | slow |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | sudden |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | graduality |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bit-by-bit |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | gradational |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | inclined |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | steep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grade |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentleness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | sloping |