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two-step

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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
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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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