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Definitions for little by little
lit·tle by lit·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stagesadverb

    a little bit at a time

    "the research structure has developed piecemeal"

  2. by inches, little by little, by small degreesadverb

    by a short distance

    "they moved it by inches"

Wiktionary

  1. little by littleadverb

    A small amount at a time.

Wikipedia

  1. Little by Little

    Little by Little is a song by English rock band Oasis, first released as the sixth track on their fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry. In September 2002, it was released with "She Is Love" as the first (and only) double A-side single by the band, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the Irish Singles Chart. "Little by Little" by itself reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart and number five in Italy. Noel Gallagher provides lead vocals on both tracks, which he also wrote. The promo video to the song featured a guest role by Robert Carlyle. The cover art for the single is an homage to Robert Indiana's Love artwork series.

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  1. little by little

    Little by little refers to making progress or undergoing change gradually, in small increments or over a long period of time. This gradual progression implies steady but slow improvement or advancement. It can also refer to doing something bit by bit, rather than all at once.

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    Song lyrics by little by little -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by little by little on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. little by little

    Read the full text of the LITTLE BY LITTLE poem by alexis karpouzos on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of little by little in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of little by little in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of little by little in a Sentence

  1. Maria Sharapova:

    It certainly felt good to start, after not playing a match for a couple of months. Despite all the training, it's such a different feeling to go out on the court and play in front of a crowd, you always want to apply the things you work on little by little into match atmosphere. I think I did that quite well. I wanted to start off sharp and try to do the right things.

  2. Son Jong-chil:

    Parents' ambition to send their kids to good universities has peaked and is slowly declining, little by little people are now thinking that not everyone should go to universities.

  3. Anthony Barnosky:

    Little by little people are understanding that we need to change, but whatever we decide to do in next 10 to 15 years will decide the future of biodiversity on Earth.

  4. Karen Moreno:

    Little by little in South America we're starting to find sites with evidence of human presence, but this is this oldest in the Americas.

  5. Denis Diderot:

    We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip little by little at a truth we find bitter.


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