gradus noun.
['greɪdǝs] M18.[Latin = step(s) in Gradus ad Parnassum 'Step(s) to Parnassus', the title of a manual of Latin prosody. Cf. VULGUS noun2.]Hist. A manual of classical prosody used in schools to help in writing Greek and Latin verse.
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