"stepmeal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From Middle English *stepmele, *stapmele, from Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), equivalent to step + -meal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*stepmele}} Middle English *stepmele, {{inh|en|ang|stæpmǣlum|t=step by step; gradually, by degrees}} Old English stæpmǣlum (“step by step; gradually, by degrees”), {{af|en|step|-meal}} step + -meal Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} stepmeal (not comparable)
  1. One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees. Tags: not-comparable
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        },
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          "ref": "1967, Balkania",
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