one-step
[ wuhn-step ]
/ ˈwʌnˌstɛp /
noun
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
a piece of music for this dance.
verb (used without object)
to dance the one-step.
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Origin of one-step
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby one-step
one-shot, one-sided, one-size-fits-all, one-spot, one-star, one-step, one-stop, one-suiter, one-tailed, one-time, one-to-one
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British Dictionary definitions for one-step
one-step
noun
an early 20th-century ballroom dance with long quick steps, the precursor of the foxtrot
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
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