"gradational" meaning in English

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  "pos": "adj",
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        "By regular steps or gradations."
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        "Of or pertaining to gradation."
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to gradation",
          "word": "gradacyjny"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to gradation",
          "word": "klimaksowy"
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        "Of or pertaining to gradation."
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to gradation",
      "word": "gradacyjny"
    },
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to gradation",
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