MINUET


Meaning of MINUET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmin-yə-ˈwet ]

noun

Etymology: French menuet, from obsolete French, tiny, from Old French, from menu small, from Latin minutus

Date: 1672

1. : a slow graceful dance in 3/4 time characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointing

2. : music for or in the rhythm of a minuet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.