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half step

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half step
n.
1. Music See semitone.
2. A marching step of 15 inches (38 centimeters) at quick time and 18 inches (46 centimeters) at double time.
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Noun1.half step - the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
semitone
musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes


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