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gradus [ˈgreɪdəs]

n pl -duses

1. (Music / Classical Music) a book of études or other musical exercises arranged in order of increasing difficulty

2. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a dictionary or textbook of prosody for use in writing Latin or Greek verse

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

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