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Definition of Gradations
1. gradation [n] - See also: gradation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gradations
Literary usage of Gradations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... through natural selection of useful structures—Gradations of structure with
changed functions— Widely different organs in members of the same class, ..."
2. The Elements of International Law: With an Account of Its Origin, Sources by George Breckenridge Davis (1915)
"The crude and imperfect views of neutral duty which formerly prevailed admitted
of gradations, or degrees, of neutral obligation. These were, in substance, ..."
3. Commentaries on the Criminal Law by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1858)
"It is intended so to represent the indictable field as to show the gradations of
the act, and the relative position to it, of the guilty parties. ..."
4. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Joseph Torrey (1851)
"... and that too in its true import, as a grand historical fact, the purpose of
which is to restore harmony between the different gradations of existence, ..."
5. Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of Man: Delivered by William Lawrence (1819)
"... the most gentle gradations; so that, although any two extremes, when contrasted,
appear strikingly different, they are joined by numerous intermediate ..."
6. Outlines of International Law: With an Account of Its Origin and Sources and by George Breckenridge Davis (1898)
"Gradations of Neutrality.—The crude and imperfect views of neutral duty which
formerly prevailed admitted of gradations, or degrees, of neutral obligation. ..."
7. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1791)
"Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, " No cold gradations of decay, " Death broke
at once the vital chain, " And freed his foul the ..."
8. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"The gradations in the disposition to save. Cases where the inducement needs to
be slight, 21 — Sec. 3. Cases where a return is sought. ..."
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