adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:G R AE1 JH AH0 W EY2 T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a university degree; having completed training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Marked with graduations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Arranged by grade, level, or degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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6
adj
Meaning 6
In steps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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7
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of graduate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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8
adjective
Meaning 8
marked with or divided into degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a calibrated thermometer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calibrated
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
taking place by degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gradational, gradatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Norwegian Bokmål:
gradert
— marked with graduations
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gradert
— marked with graduations