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minuets

minuets is the plural of minuet.

minuets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of minuet.

Meaning of minuet

Noun

minuet (plural minuets)

  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.

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Questions about minuets

What is minuets the plural of?
Minuets is the plural of minuet.

Words near minuets in the dictionary

  1. minueted
  2. minuetic
  3. minueting
  4. minuetish
  5. minuetlike
  6. minuets
  7. minuid
  8. minuids
  9. minuity
  10. minul
  11. minum

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