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Noun: half step  haf step
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: semitone)
  1. The musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
    "The distance between E and F is a half step";
    - semitone [Brit]

Derived forms: half steps

Type of: interval, musical interval

Encyclopedia: Half step