Minuet definition

Minuet

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WordNet

(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

WiktionaryText

From menuet, from menu ‘small’ + diminutive -et.

A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
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.