Definition of Gradations

1. Noun. (plural of gradation) ¹

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Definition of Gradations

1. gradation [n] - See also: gradation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gradations

gradability
gradable
gradable antonym
gradable opposition
gradables
gradate
gradated
gradates
gradatim
gradating
gradation
gradational
gradationally
gradationed
gradationing
gradations (current term)
gradatories
gradatory
graddan
graddaned
graddans
grade-constructed
grade III astrocytoma
grade II astrocytoma
grade IV astrocytoma
grade I astrocytoma
grade crossing
grade crossings
grade inflation

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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