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step-

a prefix denoting connection between members of a family by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood: stepbrother.

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Words nearby step-

step out, step out of line, step rocket, step turn, step up, step-, step-and-repeat, step-down, step-in, step-off, step-on

Origin of step-

Middle English; Old English stēop-; cognate with German stief-, Old Norse stjūp- step-; akin to Old English āstēpan to bereave, bestēpan to deprive (of children)
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British Dictionary definitions for step-

step-

combining form

indicating relationship through the previous marriage of a spouse or parent rather than by bloodstepson; stepfather

Word Origin for step-

Old English stēop-; compare āstӯpan to bereave
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