noun
minuet
noun
1
A slow, graceful dance in triple time, popular in courts of the 17th and 18th centuries.
"The couples moved through the minuet with precise, elegant steps."
2
A short musical piece written in the style of this dance, often used as a movement in a symphony or sonata.
"Mozart's symphony includes a lively minuet in the third movement."
How to Use Minuet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned formal dance, or a piece of music written in its style.
Word Forms
minueted past tense, minuets plural, minuets singular
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Etymology
From French menuet, from menu ("small"), from Latin minutus ("very small") — a reference to the dance's small, dainty steps.