Gradus
//ˈɡɹeɪdəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.
Etymology
From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British schools. Doublet of grade.
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