"two-step" meaning in All languages combined

See two-step on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} two-step (not comparable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, step. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-two-step-en-adj-6ddpiSZs

Noun [English]

Forms: two-steps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-step (plural two-steps)
  1. A ballroom dance in duple time, having long, sliding steps Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-two-step-en-noun-QFrYOMhX Disambiguation of Dances: 7 76 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 92 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 93 2
  2. A piece of music for this dance Translations (A dance): dupaŝo (Esperanto), kanikani pāretireti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-two-step-en-noun-LeG42K-K Disambiguation of 'A dance': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Aztec two-step, Texas two-step, 2-step garage

Inflected forms

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