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gradus

/ˈɡɹeɪdəs/

gradus noun: a handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

Noun

gradus (plural graduses)

  1. A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

Forms of gradus

pluralgraduses

Origin of gradus

From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British schools. Doublet of grade.

Questions about gradus

What does gradus mean?
Gradus means a handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.
What part of speech is gradus?
Gradus is a noun.
How do you pronounce gradus?
Gradus is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdəs/.
What is the plural of gradus?
The plural of gradus is graduses.

Words near gradus in the dictionary

  1. graduction
  2. graduette
  3. graduettes
  4. gradungulid
  5. gradungulids
  6. gradus
  7. graduses
  8. Grady
  9. Grady County
  10. Gradys
  11. Gradys Creek

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