adj
Meaning 1
Proceeding step by step; gradual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
gradatory
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adj
Meaning 2
Suitable for walking, or able to walk (said of an animal, especially a bird, or of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 3
A series of steps from a cloister into a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
taking place by degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gradational, graduated
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History
Etymology
Compare Latin gradatarium.