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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A marching-step, executed by several men arranged in as close file as possible, in which each person follows exactly the step of the person before him.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of lockstep.

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  • A standard procedure that is followed mindlessly

    November 17, 2007