bigrade

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adjective

Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of two vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).

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Meanings

adjectivebigrade (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarBelonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of two vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).

Origin

From bi- + grade. Compare Japanese 二段 (nidan).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

brigadeabridge
Cite this entry
APA

bigrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigrade

MLA

“bigrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bigrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigrade.

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