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piece·meal (pēs′mēl′)

adverb

  1. piece by piece; in small amounts or degrees
  2. into pieces or parts

Etymology: ME pecemel < pece (see piece) + -mele: see -meal

adjective

made or done in pieces or one piece at a time

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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