WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
half step′, 
    1. Music and Dancesemitone.
    2. Militarya step 15 in. (38 cm) long in quick time and 18 in. (46 cm) long in double time.
    • 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
half-step

  1. another word for semitone
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