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courante

(ko̵̅o̅ ränt′)

noun

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

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

See courante in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A 17th-century French dance characterized by running and gliding steps to an accompaniment in triple time.
Music The second movement of the classical baroque suite, typically following the allemande.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine present participle of courir, to run

Origin: , from Old French courre

Origin: , from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots

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