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Definition of whole step noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whole step

noun

/ˈhəʊl step/

/ˈhəʊl step/

(US English)

(British English tone)

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one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale, for example the interval between C and D or between E and F♯

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