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one-step

American  
[wuhn-step] / ˈwʌnˌstɛp /

noun

  1. a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.

  2. a piece of music for this dance.

verb (used without object)

  1. to dance the one-step.

one-step British  

noun

  1. an early 20th-century ballroom dance with long quick steps, the precursor of the foxtrot

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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Etymology

Origin of one-step

First recorded in 1910–15

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