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seriatim

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sɪəɹɪˈeɪtɪm/ / /sɛɹɪˈeɪtɪm/

adj

Etymology: From Medieval Latin seriatim, from Latin seriēs (“row, chain”) + -ātim, adverbial suffix.

  1. Point by point; sequential.

    a seriatim review

    The argument will also be the first test of the court’s announced hybrid system for oral argument, involving both the usual free-for-all questioning that was missing from the telephone arguments, and one round of seriatim questioning at the end of each arguing attorney’s presentation.

adv

Etymology: From Medieval Latin seriatim, from Latin seriēs (“row, chain”) + -ātim, adverbial suffix.

  1. One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.

    That pen should go on, lay bare these wounds of our constitution, expose these decisions seriatim, and arouse, as it is able, the attention of the nation to these bold speculators on its patience.

    The author then took up each step seriatim of the technique and after-treatment.