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What is the noun for piecemeal?

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piece
  1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
  2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items
  3. (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
  4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
  5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
  6. An artillery gun.
  7. (US, colloquial) A gun.
  8. (hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
  9. (Scotland, Ireland, Britain, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
  10. (piece of crap) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
  11. (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
  12. (baseball) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with got, and never used in the plural.
  13. (derogatory) An individual; a person.
  14. (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
  15. (US) A pacifier.
  16. (colloquial) A distance.
  17. Synonyms:
  18. Examples:
    1. “My mother would then cut me a small piece of the apple pie.”
      “We are missing an important piece required for completing the assembly of our machinery.”
      “The piece conveys the sense of an urgent, fully focused formal sensibility at work.”
piecer
  1. One who pieces; a patcher.
  2. A child employed in a spinning mill to tie together broken threads.
  3. Examples:
    1. “At the age of six I became a piecer. I regularly worked at the weaving machine till I could hardly get home.”
      “Further expressions of concern for his family and future generations came from a male weaver whose son was a piecer.”
      “Kirsty had a job as a piecer, joining broken threads, a very tiring and boring life.”
piecemeal
  1. A fragment; a scrap.
piecing
  1. A patch.
piecemeals
  1. plural of piecemeal
piecings
  1. plural of piecing
piecers
  1. plural of piecer
pieces
  1. plural of piece
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “During the storm, one building was lifted bodily into the air and blown to pieces.”
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