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two-step

[ too-step ]
/ ˈtuˌstɛp /
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noun

a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance.

verb (used without object), two-stepped, two-step·ping.

to dance the two-step.

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Origin of two-step

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby two-step

two-speed, two-spirit, two-spot, two-spotted spider mite, two-star, two-step, two-step exercise test, two strikes against, two strings to one's bow, two-stroke, two-suiter
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Words related to two-step

disco, waltz, rock, samba, tango, tap, skip, jump, shimmy, trip, caper, jig, leap, hop, frolic, sway, cavort, hustle, whirl, strut

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British Dictionary definitions for two-step

two-step

noun

an old-time dance in duple time
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of such a dance
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