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courante definition

cou·rante (ko̵̅o̅ ränt′)

noun

  1. an old, lively French dance with running steps, or the music for this
  2. a stylized dance of this type used as a movement in a classical suite

Etymology: Fr < courant, prp. of courir, to run, glide < L currere, to run: see current

Also courant cou·rant′ (-ränt′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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