Minuet Definition
mĭnyo͝o-ĕt
minuets
noun
A slow, stately dance for groups of couples, introduced in France in the 17th cent.
Webster's New World
The music for this dance.
American Heritage
The music for this, in 3/4 time: often a movement of certain musical compositions.
Webster's New World
Origin of Minuet
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French menuet from Old French small, dainty (from the small steps characteristic of the dance) diminutive of menu small from Latin minūtus minute2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French menuet, from menu (“small") + et (“diminutive"), from Latin minutus (“very small")
From Wiktionary
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