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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
minuet n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century 2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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.] [1913 Webster] 1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) | ||
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