GRADUSES

Noun

graduses

plural of gradus

Anagrams

• desugars, esguards, guardess

Source: Wiktionary


GRADUS

Gra"dus, n. Etym: [From L. gradus ad Parnassum a step to Parnassus.]

Definition: A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry. He set to work . . . without gradus or other help. T. Hughes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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