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Definition of gradual adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gradual

adjective

NAmE//ˈɡrædʒuəl//

1happening slowly over a long period; not sudden a gradual change in the climate Recovery from the disease is very gradual. opposite sudden

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2(of a slope) not steep

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