Complete Definition of "minuet"

English

Pronunciation
wikipedia
audio|en-us-minuet.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Etymology
From F. menuet, from menu �small� + diminutive -et#French|-et.

Noun
en-noun

#A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
#music A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphony|symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.

Translations
trans-top|dance
Czech: menuet m
Dutch: menuet n
Finnish: menuetti
French: menuet m
German: Menuett n
Hungarian: menüett
Icelandic: menúett m
Japanese: ����� (menuetto)
trans-mid
Norwegian: menuett c
Polish: menuet m
Portuguese: minueto m
Romanian: menuet n
Russian: мен��� m
Spanish: minueto m, minué m
Swedish: menuett c
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trans-top|music accompanying the dance
Chinese: �步�� (xi�obùw�q�)
Czech: menuet m
Dutch: menuet n
Finnish: menuetti
French: menuet m
German: Menuett n
Hungarian: menüett
Icelandic: menúett m
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (menuetto)
Norwegian: menuett c
Polish: menuet m
Portuguese: minueto m
Romanian: menuet n
Russian: мен��� m
Spanish: minueto m, minué m
Swedish: menuett c
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Category:Dances

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