"by degrees" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=by degrees}} by degrees
  1. In gradual steps; bit by bit. Synonyms: in order, step by step, sequentially Translations (in gradual steps): 逐漸地 (Chinese Mandarin), 逐渐地 (zhújiàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), asteittain (Finnish), a poco a poco (Italian), a pouco e pouco (Portuguese), gradualmente (Portuguese), постепе́нно (postepénno) (Russian), понемно́гу (ponemnógu) (Russian), ма́ло-пома́лу (málo-pomálu) (Russian)

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