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GRADA'TION, n. [L. gradatio.]
The act of progressing by regular steps or
orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks;
as, the gradation of castes.
The act or process of bringing to a
certain grade.
Any degree or relative position in an
order or series.
The several gradations of the intelligent universe. I. Taylor. A gradual passing from
one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in
painting or drawing.
A diatonic ascending or
descending succession of chords.
To form with
gradations.
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