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courante
[ koo-rahnt; French koo-rahnt ]
/ kʊˈrɑnt; French kuˈrɑ̃t /
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noun, plural cou·rantes [koo-rahnts; French koo-rahnt]. /kʊˈrɑnts; French kuˈrɑ̃t/.
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
a piece of music for or suited to this dance.
Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite.
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Origin of courante
1580–90; <Middle French; literally, running, feminine present participle of courir to run; cf. current
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British Dictionary definitions for courante
courante
/ (kʊˈrɑːnt) /
noun music
an old dance in quick triple time
a movement of a (mostly) 16th- to 18th-century suite based on this
Also called (esp for the dance): coranto
Word Origin for courante
C16: from French, literally: running, feminine of courant, present participle of courir to run, from Latin currere
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