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Gradually

/ˈɡrædʒuəli/

Happening slowly over time rather than suddenly.

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She gradually got better at speaking English.The snow gradually melted as the sun came out.

From the Latin word gradualis, which derives from gradus, meaning a step. The term first appeared in English in the late 15th century.

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