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• piecemeal — I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. one piece at a time ; gradually 2. in pieces or fragments ; apart II. adjective Date: 1600 done, made, or accomplished piece by piece or in a fragmentary way < piecemeal reforms in the system > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• piecemeal — adverb the reforms were implemented piecemeal Syn: a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps, step by step, little by little, by degrees, in/by fits and starts …   Thesaurus of popular words

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