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stepsister
[ step-sis-ter ]
/ ˈstɛpˌsɪs tər /
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noun
one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.
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stepsister
/ (ˈstɛpˌsɪstə) /
noun
a daughter of one's stepmother or stepfather by a union with someone other than one's father or mother respectively
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