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minuet

🇬🇧 UK/.minju'et/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A slow, graceful dance of the 17th–18th centuries in triple time; a piece of music written for or in the style of this dance.

小步舞;小步舞曲

v.

To dance a minuet.

跳小步舞

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
minusmall, less, diminish
+
etsuffix
=minuet

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The orchestra performed a delicate minuet from the Baroque period.

  • 2.

    Dancers practiced the minuet with precise, graceful movements.

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