different between gradation vs assortment

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gradation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????de???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????de???n/, /???e??de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

gradation (countable and uncountable, plural gradations)

1. A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
2. A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.

   Synonym: nuance
3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
   • 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening

     the several gradations of the intelligent universe

5. (countable) A calibration marking.
6. (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
7. (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
8. (phonetics) Apophony.

Translations

Verb

gradation (third-person singular simple present gradations, present participle gradationing, simple past and past participle gradationed)

1. (transitive) To form with gradations.

See also

• graduation

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ?ISBN.

Anagrams

• adorating, indagator, tanagroid

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grad?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.da.sj??/

Noun

gradation f (plural gradations)

1. gradation

Usage notes

Not to be confused with graduation.

References

• “gradation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

assort +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??s??tm?nt/

Noun

assortment (plural assortments)

1. A collection of varying but related items.

   This box has an assortment of chocolates. There's a picture on the cover so you know which is which.

Synonyms

• diversity, Whitman's sampler
• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

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