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incrementalism

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in⋅cre⋅men⋅tal⋅ism

[in-kruh-men-tl-iz-uhm, ing-]
–noun
a policy of making changes, esp. social changes, by degrees; gradualism.

Origin:
1965–70; incremental + -ism


in⋅cre⋅men⋅tal⋅ist, noun, adjective
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in·cre·men·tal·ism   (ĭn'krə-měn'tl-ĭz'əm)   
n.  Social or political gradualism.
in'cre·men'tal·ist n.
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