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Definitions for Gradus
[1] a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
[2] a dictionary of prosody, especially one that gives word quantities and poetic phrases and that is intended to aid students in the writing of Latin and Greek verse.
[3] a book of études or other musical exercises arranged in order of increasing difficulty
[4] prosody a dictionary or textbook of prosody for use in writing Latin or Greek verse
Words nearby Gradus
graduate school, graduated, graduated cylinder, graduated tenotomy, graduation, gradus, graeae, graecia magna, graecism, graecize, graeco-
Origin of Gradus
2First recorded in 1755–65; after Gradus ad Parnassum (a step to Parnassus), Latin title of a dictionary of prosody much used in English public schools during the 18th and 19th centuries
Word origin for Gradus
C18: shortened from Latin Gradus ad Parnassum a step towards Parnassus, a dictionary of prosody used in the 18th and 19th centuries