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BNC: 29306 COCA: 30709

minuet

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
minuet /ˌmɪnjəˈwɛt/ noun
plural minuets
minuet
/ˌmɪnjəˈwɛt/
noun
plural minuets
Learner's definition of MINUET
[count]
: a slow, graceful dance that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries小步舞(17和18世纪流行的一种缓慢、优雅的舞蹈)
: the music for a minuet小步舞曲
BNC: 29306 COCA: 30709

minuet

noun

min·​u·​et ˌmin-yə-ˈwet How to pronounce minuet (audio)
1
: a slow graceful dance in ³/₄ time characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointing
2
: music for or in the rhythm of a minuet

Example Sentences

The orchestra played a minuet.
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Word History

Etymology

French menuet, from obsolete French, tiny, from Old French, from menu small, from Latin minutus

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of minuet was in 1672
BNC: 29306 COCA: 30709

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