g 2 r 1 a 1 d 2 u 1 s 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originFrom Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British schools. Doublet of grade.
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