whole step

an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.

Also called wholetone .

Origin of whole step

First recorded in 1895–1900

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If strictly logical terminology is to be insisted upon the whole-tone scale should be called the "whole-step" scale.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
The interval between the two tones may therefore be either a half-step or a whole-step.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
The expressions half-step and whole-step are much to be preferred to half-tone and whole-tone, as being more clear and definite.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens

单词	whole step
释义	whole step noun Music. an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second. Also called wholetone . Origin of whole step First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby whole step wholesaling, whole shebang, whole sister, wholesome, whole-souled, whole step, wholetime, whole tone, whole-tone scale, whole-wheat, wholism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whole step If strictly logical terminology is to be insisted upon the whole-tone scale should be called the "whole-step" scale. Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens The interval between the two tones may therefore be either a half-step or a whole-step. Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens The expressions half-step and whole-step are much to be preferred to half-tone and whole-tone, as being more clear and definite. Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens
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