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half step

The correct spelling is half step.

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noun

Say it like: Hal-f s-tep

The correct spelling is half step. An interval of which there are seven in a fifth or twelve in an octave, consisting of two tones whose frequency ratio is about 1.059 or 18/17.

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noun

  1. 1.An interval of which there are seven in a fifth or twelve in an octave, consisting of two tones whose frequency ratio is about 1.059 or 18/17.

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