whole step in English

noun
1
an interval of a (whole) tone.
For example, the sight-singing student will view the passage C-D-E-F as two whole steps followed by a half step.
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1. Acciaccatura: An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step higher or lower than a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony.