gradus

¹

[ grey-duhs ]

noun

, Music.

, plural gra·dus·es.

1. a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.

gradus

²

[ grey-duhs ]

noun

, plural gra·dus·es.

1. 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.

gradus

/ ˈɡreɪdəs /

noun

1. a book of études or other musical exercises arranged in order of increasing difficulty
2. prosody a dictionary or textbook of prosody for use in writing Latin or Greek verse

Word History and Origins

Origin of gradus¹

< Latin: grade, step

Origin of gradus²

First 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 History and Origins

Origin of gradus¹

C18: shortened from Latin Gradus ad Parnassum a step towards Parnassus, a dictionary of prosody used in the 18th and 19th centuries

Example Sentences

Except that Gradus misses Kinbote and mortally wounds Shade.

From The Daily Beast

Tales sunt Sadismus, Masochismus, et gradus Sodomiae praeter primum.

From Project Gutenberg

Gradus initialis hujus status est amicitia inordinata inter duos pueros aut duas puellas.

From Project Gutenberg

For this the last chapter of the first book of Fuxs Gradus ad Parnassum might have served.

From Project Gutenberg

These when harnessed to a “Gradus” as a break were very safe and steady.

From Project Gutenberg

Tausig was for Gradus, you know, and practiced it himself every day.

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