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stair⋅case

[stair-keys]
–noun
a flight of stairs with its framework, banisters, etc., or a series of such flights.

Origin:
1615–25; stair + case 2
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stair·case   (stâr'kās')   
n.  A flight or series of flights of steps and a supporting structure connecting separate levels. Also called stairway.
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Medical Dictionary

staircase stair·case (stâr'kās')
n.
A series of reactions or responses that follow one another in progressively increasing or decreasing intensity, so that a chart shows a continuous rise or fall.

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Computing Dictionary

staircase
jaggies

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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