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   gra·da·tion

   /ɡrāˈdāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a scale or a series of successive changes, stages, or degrees: "within the woodpecker family, there is a gradation of drilling ability" Similar rangescalegamutspectrumsweepcompassspanprogressionsequencesuccessionseriesvarietyhierarchyladderrankingpecking orderlevelrankpositionstandingstatusstationdegreegradestagestandardechelonrungpointmarkstepnotchclassstratumgroupgroupingsetclassification
   • ▪ a stage or change in a series of successive degrees: "minute gradations of distance"
   • ▪ a minute change from one shade, tone, or color to another: "amorphous shapes in subtle gradations of green and blue"
   • ▪ (in historical linguistics) another term for ablaut

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin gradatio(n-), based on gradus ‘step’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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