minuet
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A slow, graceful dance in three beats or the music for that dance
- noun
- /ˌmɪn.juˈɛt/
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minueto
- The orchestra played a lively minuet that made everyone want to get up and dance.
- a stately minuet
- play a minuet
Examples
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Couples danced gracefully to the enchanting minuet at the formal ball.
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We'll dance together to the same minuet.
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Why don't you join us in our minuet?
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The orchestra played the opening chords of a formal minuet.
Fiction book (1999) -
Michelle finished playing the last few bars of her minuet, then bowed to the stuffed animals on her bed.
Fiction book (2001) -
The tango did not exist yet, and the wealthy still danced rigadoons, mazurkas, lancers, and minuets.
Fiction book (1993) -
During the dance class, they practiced a beautiful minuet to classical music.
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Etymology
The word minuet comes from the French menuet and the Latin minutus, both meaning 'small'. Think of English mini or minute, when it means 'small', to remember the idea. That's why a minuet is a 'little' graceful dance with small steps and gentle music.