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gradatim

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Latinate/ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/Anglicised/ɡɹəˈdeɪ.tɪm/

gradatim adverb: step by step; gradually and methodically.

Adverb

gradatim (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Step by step; gradually and methodically.
    • This trend of thought and preaching and practice resulted gradatim in the junior certificate, to mark the distinction between university and secondary…1928, JUNE: W J Cooper, The School Review: The Junior-College Movement in California, vol. 36, № 6, pp409–422
    Synonyms:
    in order, stepwise

Synonyms of gradatim

Origin of gradatim

Attested in English since 1575–1585: from Latin gradātim, from gradus (“step”).

Questions about gradatim

What does gradatim mean?
Gradatim means step by step; gradually and methodically.
What part of speech is gradatim?
Gradatim is an adverb.
How do you pronounce gradatim?
Gradatim is pronounced /ɡɹæ.dæˈtiːm/ (Latinate).

Words near gradatim in the dictionary

  1. gradably
  2. gradacol
  3. gradate
  4. gradated
  5. gradates
  6. gradatim
  7. gradating
  8. gradation
  9. gradational
  10. gradationally
  11. gradationed

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