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min·u·et
 minuet
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- pronunciation:
- mIn
yu
et
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slow, graceful dance in three-quarter time, popular in Europe and America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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| definition 2: |
a piece of music composed for or in the style of this dance.
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adjective + (n.)minuet
ancient, delicate, french, stately
verb + (n.)minuet
break, dance, play
noun + (n.)minuet
dance, reel, sonata, step, threat
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The word minuet
contains the following part:
min
Latin
root
that means small; make smaller
  Example words:
diminish, diminution, diminutive, mince, mini, miniature, minim, minimal, minimize, minimum, minion, minor, minority, minuend, minuet, minus, minuscule, minute1, minutia
- synonyms:
- micro-
- antonyms:
- magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
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