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step·wise
/
ˈstɛpˌwaɪz
/
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step
-wahyz
]
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adverb
1.
in a steplike arrangement.
2.
Music
.
from one adjacent tone to another:
The melody ascends stepwise.
adjective
3.
Music
.
moving from one adjacent tone to another:
stepwise melodic progression.
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rest equivalent in duration to a whole note
chord of three tones, one consisting of a given tone with its major or minor third augmented
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
sequence of notes or chords indicating completion of a composition, section, phrase
chord which contains an augmented interval
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Origin:
1885–90;
step
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-wise
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stepwise
(ˈstɛpˌwaɪz)
—
adj
1.
arranged in the manner of or resembling steps
2.
(
US
)
music
proceeding by melodic intervals of a second
—
adv
3.
with the form or appearance of steps; step by step
4.
(
US
)
music
in a stepwise motion
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