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minuet

/ˌmɪn.juˈɛt/

Translations

minuetverb

minueted

Past Simple

minueted

Past Participle

minueting

Gerund

/ˌmɪnjuˈet/

Used (now rare) to mean ‘to dance or perform a minuet’; intransitive or transitive.

Synonyms

dance a minuet

maneuver delicately

move gracefully

minuetnoun

minuets

/ˌmɪn.juˈɛt/

The orchestra played a beautiful minuet.

Оркестр исполнил красивый менуэт.

Synonyms

minuetverb

To dance or perform a minuet.

The courtly couples minueted gracefully across the ballroom.

minuetnoun

A slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time, popular especially in the 18th century.

The couple gracefully performed a minuet at the ball, capturing everyone's attention.

A piece of music in triple time, typically in the form of a minuet, often forming part of a larger work such as a suite or symphony.

The orchestra played a beautiful minuet as part of the evening's symphony performance.