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step-offs

step-offs is the plural of step-off.

Meaning of step-off

Noun

step-off (plural step-offs)

  1. A drop-off, a sudden decrease.
  2. A preparatory gathering before a larger main event.
    • […] is not an issue of choice," National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) head Urvashi Vaid told more than 750,000 gathered at the rally's conclusion. "It is an issue of power." Earlier, at a step-off assembly behind the White House on the Ellipse, Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF) director Tim...1992 May 8, John Zeh, Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about step-offs

What is step-offs the plural of?
Step-offs is the plural of step-off.

Words near step-offs in the dictionary

  1. step-nephew
  2. step-nephews
  3. step-niece
  4. step-nieces
  5. step-off
  6. step-offs
  7. step-parent
  8. step-parents
  9. step-porn
  10. step-relationship
  11. step-relationships

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