Twelve Step

or 12-step


adjective
  1. of or based on a program for recovery from addiction originating with Alcoholics Anonymous and providing 12 progressive levels toward attainment.

Origin of Twelve Step

1
First recorded in 1985–90

Other words from Twelve Step

  • 12-stepper, noun

Words Nearby Twelve Step

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British Dictionary definitions for twelve-step

twelve-step

adjective
  1. mainly US of or relating to a method of treatment for addiction which consists of twelve stages and stresses the need for patients to acknowledge their problem and to take personal responsibility for it

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