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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
two-step en · ADJ
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(not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step.
The data lake, in turn, supports a two-step process to analyze the data.
2014, Pethuru Raj, Ganesh Chandra Deka, editors, Handbook of Research on Cloud Infrastructures for Big Data Analytics, IGI Global, page 105:A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later.
2015 September 15, “Pitavastatin Reduces Inflammation in Atherosclerotic Plaques in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice with Late Stage Renal Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Films corrupted by blotches are often restored in a two-step approach.
2000, A. Hanjalic, G.C. Langelaar, P.M.B. van Roosmalen, Image and Video Databases: Restoration, Watermarking and Retrieval, →ISBN, page 14:
two-step en · NOUN
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A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps.
Square dances were the feature of the evening, but waltzes, two-steps, and a Dan Tucker were also very popular.
1914, Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Vox Lycei Spring 1914, page 31:The dancing shadows on the wall / (The two-step in the hall)
1977, Jeff Lynne, “Turn to Stone”, performed by Electric Light Orchestra:
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A dance move consisting of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot.
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A piece of music for this dance.
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Deriveds
Aztec two-step · 2-step garage · Texas two-step
Translations (3)
de Wechselschritt (dance move) · eo dupaŝo (dance) · mi kanikani pāretireti (dance)
two-step en · VERB
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(intransitive) To dance the two-step.
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(figuratively) To move around as if dancing a two-step.
2024, Paul Salopek, New Map: Ancient Roads of China, National Geographichttps://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-07-new-map-ancient-roads-china
Pacing off on average 25 kilometers a day, month after month, we two-stepped around roaring superhighways, under bullet-train bridges, through megacities of 22 million that took a week to traverse, as well as past dams, mines, airports, and industrial parks—a buzzing tableau you’d expect from China’s reputation as the “factory of the world.”
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