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courante

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cou⋅rante

  [koo-rahnt; Fr. koo-rahnt]
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–noun, plural -rantes  [-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.
Also, courant.

Origin:
1580–90; < MF; lit., running, fem. prp. of courir to run; cf. current
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cou·rante   (kŏŏ-ränt')   
n.  

  1. A 17th-century French dance characterized by running and gliding steps to an accompaniment in triple time.

  2. Music The second movement of the classical baroque suite, typically following the allemande.


[French, from feminine present participle of courir, to run, from Old French courre, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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