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gradin

gra·din [ gráyd'n ] (plural gra·dins) or gra·dine [ gráy dn, grə dn ] (plural gra·dines)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. step near an altar: a raised step above or behind an altar in a church

2. step on a slope: one of a set of steps arranged on a slope

[Mid-19th century. Via French< Italian gradino "small step" < grado "step" < Latin gradus]
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