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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    ˈhalf step noun [countable]  American EnglishAPM the difference in pitch between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano 半音 SYN semitone
    ˈhalf step nounChineseSyllable


    half step
    ˈhalf step noun [countable]
    American English the difference in pitch between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano
       SYN  semitone


    half stepBrE /ˈhɑːf step/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæf step/ 🔊 (also half·tone) (both NAmE) (BrE semi·tone) noun (music 音乐) half a tone on a musical scale, for example the interval between C and C♯ or between E and F 半音  ➡  compare step noun (10)