seriatim
/sɪəɹɪˈeɪtɪm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.
adj
Point by point; sequential.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Despite the seemingly bright start in North America, French forces failed to stop the English from opening up the Saint Lawrence seaway through Louisbourg, which fell in 1758, and French fortresses along the Ohio river passed seriatim into English hands."
- "Children who seriatim decapitate a row of trees or pull the wings off flies hardly do it unintentionally, but they may have no reason or motive […]"
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, seriēs
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /sɪəɹɪˈeɪtɪm/