gradus

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/ˈɡɹeɪdəs/

noun

A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

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Meanings

noungradus (plural graduses)

plural graduses

  1. A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

Origin

From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British schools. Doublet of grade.

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APA

gradus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradus

MLA

“gradus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gradus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gradus.

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