noun
- Relative position in a graded series.
- usage: "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
- synonyms: step
- A degree of ablaut.
- synonyms: grade
- The act of arranging in grades.
- synonyms: graduation
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