adv
Meaning 1
One word at a time; word by word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wordmeal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːdmiːl/
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General-American: /ˈwɜɹdˌmil/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
History
Etymology
From word + -meal (suffix denoting an amount, fixed number, or measure at a time).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sana kerrallaan — one word at a time
- Finnish: sanasta sanaan — one word at a time