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Rareminuets
The correct spelling is minuets.
How to pronounce minuets
noun
Say it like: Min-uet-s
The correct spelling is minuets. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
- 2.A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.
- 3.A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.
- 4.A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.
verb
- 1.To dance a minuet.
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