Between-step
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An intermediate or intermediary step, stage, process, or phase.
"Clearly, the bottle-arms of this "Angel" represent, at one and the same time, the mother's breasts and the father's penis — though we should not forget the between-step of the concept of the mother's penis, [...]"
Adjective
- 1 Intermediate; intermediary; in-process; interim. attributive, not-comparable
"Furthermore, in conjunction with various forms of pneumatic interlocking, the whole system fails safe, particularly in not holding a between-step condition."
Example
More examples"Clearly, the bottle-arms of this "Angel" represent, at one and the same time, the mother's breasts and the father's penis — though we should not forget the between-step of the concept of the mother's penis, [...]"
Etymology
From between + step.
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