See stepwise on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Germanic *stapjaną\nProto-West Germanic *stappjan\nOld English stæppan\nMiddle English steppen\nEnglish step\nProto-Indo-European *weyd-\nProto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós\nProto-Germanic *wīsaz\nProto-Germanic *-wīsaz\nProto-West Germanic *-wīs\nOld English -wīs\nMiddle English -wis\nEnglish -wise\nEnglish stepwise\nFrom step + -wise.",
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"form": "more stepwise",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most stepwise",
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"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
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{
"glosses": [
"One step or stage at a time; step by step"
],
"links": [
[
"step by step",
"step by step"
]
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"US"
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}
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{
"word": "in order"
},
{
"word": "step by step"
},
{
"word": "incrementally"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "askel kerrallaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "järjestyksessä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "askelittain"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "schrittweise"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "lépésenként"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "one step or stage at a time",
"word": "lépésről lépésre"
}
],
"word": "stepwise"
}
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