Library / English Dictionary

MINUET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stately court dance in the 17th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("minuet" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("minuet" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

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