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minuet
n.
slow and stately dance in triple meter (French); music for this dance
Minuet
A
minuet (; also spelled
menuet), is a
social dance of
French origin for two people, usually in
3/4 time. The word was adapted from
Italian minuetto and
French menuet, possibly from the French
menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular group dances called
branle à mener or
amener.
minuet
Noun
1. a stately court dance in the 17th century
(hypernym) ballroom dancing, ballroom dance
2. a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
(hypernym) dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
minuet
n.
menuet
Minuet
(n.)
A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.
(n.)
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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