Definition of "step-" []

• Related by means of a remarriage rather than by blood: stepparent. (prefix)

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• "Currently we are taking everything step- by-step, carefully watching the school board's actions."
• "Not all look comfortable with the intricate demands of Bournonville's step- and jump-filled choreography, but all look engaged and eager."
• "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.""