Etymology

gradation

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Today it means: A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression. Full definition →

French gradation
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  1. French · borrowed fromgradation
  2. English todaygradation

Borrowed from French gradation. By surface analysis, grade + -ation.

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