| word | gradation |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) A series made up of successive stages. (2) A step in an ordered scale. |
| eg_sentence | In the fall, the leaves show gradations of color from deepest red to brightest yellow. |
| explanation | In the Boy Scouts, gradations of rank move upward from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. A violin or a voice can produce gradations of musical pitch too small to appear in written music. In the 18th century Jonathan Swift could even write of “the several kinds and gradations of laughter, which ladies must daily practice by the looking-glass. |
| IPA | greɪˈdeɪʃən |
Tags: mwvb::unit:18, mwvb::unit:18:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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