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gradualism
grad·u·al·ism [ grájjoo ə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. gradual change: the principle, theory, or policy of allowing change, especially political change, to take place gradually rather than suddenly or drastically
2. theory of rock change: the theory that change in rocks and fossils happens by a gradual historical process

grad·u·al·ist noun, adjective
grad·u·al·is·tic [ gràjjoo ə lístik ] adjective
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