gra|din

gra|din
gra|din «GRAY dihn; French gra dan», noun.
1. one of a series of low steps or seats raised one above the other.
2. a shelf or one of a series of shelves behind and above an altar.
[< French gradin < Italian gradino (diminutive) < grado < Latin gradus, -ūs step]

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