Hyphenation of gradual

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word gradual? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

grad-ual

Definitions of gradual:

1.	(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
2.	Proceeding in small stages A gradual increase in prices
3.	(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt A gradual slope

Synonyms of gradual:

adj	gradual, bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise, gradational, gradatory, graduated, slow
adj	gradual, easy, gentle, sloping, inclined
noun	antiphon, antiphony

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.