Transcription
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- [min-yoo-et]
- /ˌmɪn yuˈɛt/
- /ˌmɪ.njʊ.ˈet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-yoo-et]
- /ˌmɪn yuˈɛt/
Definitions of minuet word
- noun minuet a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. 1
- noun minuet a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm. 1
- noun minuet A slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time, popular esp. in the 18th century. 1
- noun minuet 17th-century ballroom dance 1
- noun Technical meaning of minuet (networking) Minnesota Internet Users Essential Tool. 1
- countable noun minuet In the music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a minuet is a piece of music with three beats in a bar which is played at moderate speed. 0
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Origin of minuet
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French menuet, equivalent to menu small (see menu) + -et -et; so called from the shortness of the dancers' steps
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Parts of speech for Minuet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minuet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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