Meaning Of The Word Minuet

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minuet
countable noun: A minuet is a fairly slow and formal dance which was popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
countable noun: In the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a minuet is a piece of music with three beats in a bar which is played at moderate speed.

minuet in American English
a slow, stately dance for groups of couples, introduced in France in the 17th cent.
noun: a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries

minuet in British English
noun: a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries in triple time

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