gradation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun relative position in a graded series
  2. noun a degree of ablaut
  3. noun the act of arranging in grades

Etymology

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

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