MINUET


Meaning of MINUET in English

min ‧ u ‧ et /ˌmɪnjuˈet/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: menuet , from Old French menu 'small' ; ⇨ ↑ minute 2 ]

a slow dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, or a piece of music for this dance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.