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half step
noun
- Music. semitone.
- Military. a step 15 inches (38 centimeters) long in quick time and 18 inches (46 centimeters) long in double time.
half-step
noun
- music another word for semitone
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of half step1
First recorded in 1900–05
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I’m 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 “every little half step hurt.”
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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 “half step.”
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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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