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MINUET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stately court dance in the 17th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("minuet" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("minuet" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
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