seriatim

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsɪriˈeɪtɪm/ UK /ˌsɪəriˈeɪtɪm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
one after another; point by point in sequence

The committee considered the amendments seriatim.

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Synonyms

1 adv · one after another; point by... consecutively successively sequentially serially

Opposites

simultaneously collectively

Word family

Related forms series serial seriate seriation

Etymology

Medieval Latin adverb formed from Latin series ('series, succession'), modeled on adverbs like gradatim ('step by step'), ultimately from serere ('to join, link').

series Latin serere Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# seriatim

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪriˈeɪtɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪəriˈeɪtɪm/

## Meanings
1. one after another; point by point in sequence

## Examples
- The committee considered the amendments seriatim.

## Synonyms
- consecutively
- successively
- sequentially
- serially

## Antonyms
- simultaneously
- collectively

## Related Forms
- series
- serial
- seriate
- seriation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: series
- Root: serere

## Etymology
Medieval Latin adverb formed from Latin series ('series, succession'), modeled on adverbs like gradatim ('step by step'), ultimately from serere ('to join, link').

## AI Etymology
Seriatim is traced through this development: Medieval Latin adverb formed from Latin series ('series, succession'), modeled on adverbs like gradatim ('step by step'), ultimately from serere ('to join, link'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adverb, it carries the sense "one after another; point by point in sequence", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin series and Latin serere. Related words include series, serial, seriate, seriation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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