Latin

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Etymology

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gradātus (stepped) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gradātiō f (genitive gradātiōnis); third declension

  1. gradation
  2. (rhetoric) climax

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gradātiō gradātiōnēs
Genitive gradātiōnis gradātiōnum
Dative gradātiōnī gradātiōnibus
Accusative gradātiōnem gradātiōnēs
Ablative gradātiōne gradātiōnibus
Vocative gradātiō gradātiōnēs

Descendants

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  • Italian: gradazione
  • Spanish: gradación

References

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  • gradatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gradatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers