substep

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noun

Any smaller element of a step in a procedure.

OriginEnglish step ← Middle English steppen ← Old English stæppan →
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Meanings

nounsubstep (plural substeps)

plural substeps · alternative sub-step

  1. Any smaller element of a step in a procedure.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Proto-Germanic*stapjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stappjan
  6. Old Englishstæppan
  7. Middle Englishsteppen
  8. Englishstep
  9. Englishsubstep

From sub- + step.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subsept
Cite this entry
APA

substep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substep

MLA

“substep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substep.

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