minuet

[min·u·et]

A minuet is a 17th century court dance. It's also the music that goes with that dance.

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

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


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.


Minuet

Min"u*et , n. [F., fr. menu small, L. minutus small. So called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th Minute.] 1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance. 2. (Mus.) 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.

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

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