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Successively Definition & Meaning

successively
adverb
  1. in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater"

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What does successively mean?
in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater"
What part of speech is successively?
Successively is an adverb.

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