Usually means: Interval of two semitones apart.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. whole step: Merriam-Webster
  2. whole step: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. whole step: Collins English Dictionary
  4. whole step: Vocabulary.com
  5. whole step: Wiktionary
  6. whole step: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Whole step: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. whole step: Rhymezone
  9. whole step: FreeDictionary.org
  10. whole step: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. whole step: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. whole step: Dictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Essentials of Music (No longer online)
  2. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. whole step: Encyclopedia

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)
  2. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whole step)

noun:  (music) An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.

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