Minuet

[mɪnjʊ'et] or [,mɪnju'ɛt]

Definition

(noun.) a stately court dance in the 17th century.

(noun.) a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite.

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Definition

(n.) A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.

(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.

Checker: Mae

Definition

n. a slow graceful dance in triple measure invented in Poitou about the middle of the 17th century: the music for such a dance.

Typist: Nora