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Adjective
/ˈgrajo͞oəl/,
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Taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees,
  1. Taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees
    • - the gradual introduction of new methods
  2. (of a slope) Not steep or abrupt

Noun
  1. (in the Western Christian Church) A response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass

  2. A book of plainsong for the Mass

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
  2. proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"
  3. (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"
  4. (gradually) in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
  5. (gradualness) the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
  6. The Gradual (Latin: graduale) is a chant in the Roman Catholic Mass and Lutheran Divine Service. In the Tridentine Mass it was and is sung after the reading or chanting of the Epistle and before the Alleluia, or, during penitential seasons, before the Tract. ...
  7. An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps; A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass; Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to ...
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  9. (gradually) moving or changing by small degrees
  10. an ornate responsorial chant from the mass. It is divided into two sections, the respond and the verse. In the Middle Ages, the respond was repeated in full at the end but in modern practice the gradual is truncated after the verse. ...
  11. The principal choir book used in the mass.
  12. The psalm response and verse chanted after the first reading.