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courante
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n
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cou·rante
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;
Fr.
kuˈrɑ̃t
/
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noun,
plural
cou·rantes
/
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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.
Also,
courant.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Middle French;
literally, running, feminine present participle of
courir
to run;
compare
current
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World English Dictionary
courante
(kʊˈrɑːnt)
—
n
1.
an old dance in quick triple time
2.
a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this
[C16: from French, literally: running, feminine of
courant,
present participle of
courir
to run, from Latin
currere
]
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