Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix used before
father ,mother ,brother ,sister ,son ,daughter ,child , etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent. Seestepchild ,stepdaughter ,stepson , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- prefix A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a
blood relative but is related through themarriage of a parent.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Currently we are taking everything step- by-step, carefully watching the school board's actions.
Jeff Biggers: College-Bound Students Defy Arizona's Witch Hunt with Boycott: Exclusive Interview with Ethnic Studies Students Jeff Biggers 2011
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Not all look comfortable with the intricate demands of Bournonville's step- and jump-filled choreography, but all look engaged and eager.
Neapolitan Sunshine Brightens Danish Gloom Robert Greskovic 2011
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Not all look comfortable with the intricate demands of Bournonville's step- and jump-filled choreography, but all look engaged and eager.
Neapolitan Sunshine Brightens Danish Gloom Robert Greskovic 2011
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Andreas Schmitz, president of the German banking association BdB, said earlier this week that assigning zero risk-weightings to government bonds was a "conscious and targeted piece of regulation from politicians" that "without a doubt created false incentives and should now be replaced step- by-step."
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"I don't think any of us expected electric to be a step- function of volume," Federico said.
unknown title 2011
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He iced it by sticking a 3-pointer behind the key in Gasol's face, then setting up a left-side 18-footer with a gorgeous pump fake and step-in.
NYT > Home Page By HARVEY ARATON 2012
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a In chemistry, the combination of several molecules to form a more complex molecule, usually by a step- or chain-growth mechanism?
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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