Minuet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

minuet
    n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century
    2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet;
       often incorporated into a sonata or suite

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Minuet \Min"u*et\, n. [F., fr. menu small, L. minutus small. So
   called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th
   {Minute}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step,
      and a balance.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mus.) A tune or air to regulate the movements of the
      dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas,
      symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in
      3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Minuet

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