whole step
nounMusic.
an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
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Origin of whole step
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also called wholetone .
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How to use whole step in a sentence
The interval between the two tones may therefore be either a half-step or a whole-step.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. GehrkensThe expressions half-step and whole-step are much to be preferred to half-tone and whole-tone, as being more clear and definite.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. GehrkensIf strictly logical terminology is to be insisted upon the whole-tone scale should be called the "whole-step" scale.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. Gehrkens
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