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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| —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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