"stepwise" meaning in English

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          "word": "in order"
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          "word": "step by step"
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          "word": "incrementally"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "askel kerrallaan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "järjestyksessä"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "askelittain"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "schrittweise"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "lépésenként"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
          "word": "lépésről lépésre"
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    {
      "word": "step by step"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "askel kerrallaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "järjestyksessä"
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    {
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "askelittain"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "schrittweise"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "lépésenként"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one step or stage at a time",
      "word": "lépésről lépésre"
    }
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  "word": "stepwise"
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