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Minuet

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
  2. 2
    a stately court dance in the 17th century wordnet
  3. 3
    A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.
  4. 4
    a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite wordnet
  5. 5
    A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.
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  1. 6
    A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance a minuet.

    "After he had raved his time upon the stage, the ladies and knights again minueted for an hour, and again gave place."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).

Etymology 2

From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).

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