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cou⋅rant
[koo
r-uhnt for 1; koo-rahnt, Fr. koo-rahn for 2] 
–adjective
| 1. | Heraldry. (of an animal) represented in the act of running: a greyhound courant. |
–noun
| 2. | courante. |
cou⋅rante
[koo-rahnt; Fr. koo-rahnt] –noun, plural -rantes [-rahnts; Fr. -rahnt] .
[-rahnts; Fr. -rahnt] . | 1. | a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step. |
| 2. | a piece of music for or suited to this dance. |
| 3. | Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite. |
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Courant
Cou*rant"\ (k??-r?nt"), a. [F., p. pr. of courir to run, L. currere. Cf. Current.] (Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.Courant
Cou*rant"\ (k??-r?nt"), n. [F. courante, fr. courant, p. pr.]1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto. 2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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courant
"newspaper" (now only in names of newspapers), from Fr., lit. "running," pres. part. of courir "to run."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : Courant
Spanish:
corriente,
German:
gewöhnlich,
Japanese:
ありふれた
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