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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.

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Noun:

  • Roman Catholic Church An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
  • Roman Catholic Church A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

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