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twelve-step programs

twelve-step programs is the plural of twelve-step program.

Meaning of twelve-step program

Noun

twelve-step program (plural twelve-step programs)

  1. An entity or plan which assists people in recovering from addiction through which an organized series of actions, usually including group discussion with people having the same problem.
    • Because punishment does so little to deter chemical addiction, liberal reformers usually prefer detox centers and twelve-step programs.1995, Christopher Jencks, The Homeless, page 46

Questions about twelve-step programs

What is twelve-step programs the plural of?
Twelve-step programs is the plural of twelve-step program.

Words near twelve-step programs in the dictionary

  1. twelve-pounder
  2. twelve-pounders
  3. twelve-speed
  4. twelve-speeds
  5. twelve-step program
  6. twelve-step programs
  7. twelve-stepper
  8. twelve-steppers
  9. twelve-tone
  10. twelve-tone technique
  11. twelvefold

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