Gradually
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Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduale, from Latin gradus step; from its being sung on the steps of the altar
- Date: [15th century
Definitions
- 1 : a book containing the choral parts of the Mass
- 2 : a pair of verses (as from the Psalms) proper after the Epistle in the Mass
