minuet

min·u·et  (mny-t)

n.

1. A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France.

2. The music for or in the rhythm of the minuet.

3. A movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet.

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[French menuet, from Old French, small, dainty (from the small steps characteristic of the dance), diminutive of menu, small, from Latin mintus; see minute².]

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minuet [ˌmɪnjʊˈɛt]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries in triple time

2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, sometimes as a movement in a suite, sonata, or symphony See also scherzo

[from French menuet dainty (referring to the dance steps), from menu small]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minuet - a stately court dance in the 17th century ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
	2.	minuet - a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite dance music - music to dance to

Translations

minuet [ˌmɪnjʊˈet] N → minué m

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minuet [ˌmɪnjuˈɛt] n → menuet m

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minuet

n → Menuett nt

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minuet [ˌmɪnjʊˈɛt] n → minuetto

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minuet [ˌmɪnjʊˈɛt] n → minuetto

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minuet

n minuet [minjuˈet]

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