1
: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ time marked by quick walking steps backward and forward
2
: music used for the one-step
one-step intransitive verb

Examples of one-step in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of one-step was in 1911

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“One-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-step. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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