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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

step•wise adv.

in a steplike arrangement.
[Music.]from one adjacent tone to another:The melody ascends stepwise.

adj.

[Music.]moving from one adjacent tone to another:stepwise melodic progression.

step + -wise 1885–90

'stepwise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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