TWO-STEP

Meaning of TWO-STEP in English

ballroom dance appearing in about 1890 in the United States. Its origins are unclear but may include the polka, galop, or waltz. The dance consists of sliding steps to the side in 2/4 time. It was one source of the fox-trot, which in about 1920 overtook it in popularity, and the term two-step often refers to the fox-trot (q.v.).

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TWO-STEP — noun Date: 1895 a ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time having a basic pattern of step-close-step, a piece of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TWO-STEP — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: two (I) + step 1. : a ballroom dance executed with a sliding step-close-step in march …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — (n.) A kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece of music for this dance.
Английский словарь Webster
TWO-STEP — /tooh"step'/ , n. , v. , two-stepped, two-stepping . n. 1. a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — noun Date: 1895 1. : a ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time having a basic pattern of step-close-step 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO-STEP — add. ·noun a kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece of music for this dance.
Webster English vocab
TWO-STEP — Pronunciation: ' tü- ˌ step Function: noun Date: 1895 1 : a ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time having …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — ■ noun 1》 a round dance with a sliding step in march or polka time. 2》 another term for garage …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWO-STEP — [two-step] n (1895) 1: a ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time having a basic pattern of step-close-step 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO-STEP — two-step BrE AmE ˈtuː step ▷ two-step|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — noun a dance with long, sliding steps; the music for this dance
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — ˈtwo-step BrE AmE noun [singular] a dance with long sliding steps, or the music for this type of dance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO-STEP — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A little two-step , two-step, make-a-new-step, slide, slide and strut on down. ▪ I had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO-STEP — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TWO-STEP — adj. Two-step is used with these nouns: ↑ process
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TWO-STEP — сущ. тустеп (парный бальный танец; размер две четверти, был популярен в 20-е годы этого века) тустеп (танец) двухшажный ход на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-STEP — Тустеп
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TWO-STEP — n 1. тустеп ( танец ) 2. двухшажный ход на лыжах
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TWO-STEP — двухступенчатый - two-step analysis
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TWO-STEP — сущ.тустеп (парный бальный танец; размер две четверти, был популярен в 20-е годы этого века)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TWO STEP — (n) двухшажный ход на лыжах
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWO STEP — (0) тустеп
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TWO-STEP — n 1. тустеп ( танец ) 2. двухшажный ход на лыжах
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TWO-STEP — n 1. тустеп ( танец ) 2. двухшажный ход на лыжах
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TWO STEP — тустеп
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO STEP — тустеп
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TWO-STEP — сущ. тустеп ( парный бальный танец; размер две четверти, был популярен в 20-е годы этого века )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TWO-STEP — сущ. тустеп (парный бальный танец; размер две четверти, был популярен в 20-е годы этого века)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TWO-STEP — двухступенчатый
Англо-Русский физический словарь
TWO-STEP — _n. тустеп (танец)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TWO-STEP — n. тустеп (танец)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TWO-STEP — тустеп (танец)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TWO-STEP — двухстадийный; двухступенчатый
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
TWO-STEP — _n. тустеп (танец)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TWO-STEP — тустеп Парный бальный танец с двухтактным музыкальным ритмом и скользящими движениями. Был модным в 1920-е
TWO-STEP — тустеп Парный бальный танец с двухтактным музыкальным ритмом и скользящими движениями. Был модным в 1920-е
TWO-STEP — сущ. тустеп (парный бальный танец; размер две четверти, был популярен в 20-е годы этого века) тустеп (танец) двухшажный ход на …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEP — I. ˈstep noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English step, steppe, from Old English stæpe, stepe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEP — — stepless , adj. — steplike , adj. /step/ , n. , v. , stepped, stepping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEP — I. ˈstep noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfōn to stamp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
STEP — vi walk; passage. 2. step ·vt to set, as the foot. 3. step ·adj to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. …
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEP — [step] n [ME, fr. OE staepe; akin to OHG stapfo step, stampfon to stamp] (bef. 12c) 1: a rest for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEP — / step; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MOVEMENT / SOUND 1. [ C ] the act of lifting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEP — I. step 1 S2 W1 /step/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæpe ] 1 . MOVEMENT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEP — n. & v. n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1. a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEP — ( steps, stepping, stepped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STEP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bold step ▪ The following year he made a bold step to expand …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
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