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half step

noun

  1. Music. semitone.
  2. Military. a step 15 inches (38 centimeters) long in quick time and 18 inches (46 centimeters) long in double time.


half-step

noun

  1. music another word for semitone
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of half step1

First recorded in 1900鈥05
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I鈥檓 a half step away from calling the animal communicator.

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This is a half step where a whole step is needed.

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The ground tore up his bare feet, making 鈥渆very little half step hurt.鈥

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Some unions have threatened to take to the streets, with one labor group calling the measures announced on Sunday only a 鈥渉alf step.鈥

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Texas has taken a half step, extending postpartum coverage for six months after birth instead of a year.

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