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PIECEMEAL

\pˈiːsmˌiːl], \pˈiːsmˌiːl], \p_ˈiː_s_m_ˌiː_l]\

Definitions of PIECEMEAL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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one thing at a time
a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

one thing at a time
a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
A fragment; a scrap.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate.
A fragment; a scrap.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

In portions; by degrees; gradually.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Made of pieces or parts: single.
In pieces or fragments: by pieces: gradually.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

By, or into, pieces.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Made up of pieces.
Piece by piece; gradually.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Single; made of pieces.
In pieces; by pieces; little by little.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Single.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

adv. In pieces; in fragments;â€”by pieces; by little and little.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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