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whole step

whole step noun: an interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.

Noun

whole step (plural whole steps)

  1. An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.

Forms of whole step

pluralwhole steps

Questions about whole step

What does whole step mean?
Whole step means an interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.
What part of speech is whole step?
Whole step is a noun.
What is the plural of whole step?
The plural of whole step is whole steps.

Words near whole step in the dictionary

  1. whole shitting match
  2. whole shooting match
  3. whole smash
  4. whole snipe
  5. whole snipes
  6. whole step
  7. whole steps
  8. whole tone
  9. whole tones
  10. whole undern
  11. whole wheat bread

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