courante

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/kuːˈɹɑnt//kʊɹˈɑnt/

noun

Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.

Similar
courantcoranto
OriginMiddle French courante →
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Meanings

nouncourante (plural courantes)

plural courantes

  1. entertainmentAny of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.

    Synonyms: courant, coranto

  2. entertainmentThe second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.

Similar
courantcoranto
Also see
coranto

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchcourante
  2. Englishcourante

Borrowed from Middle French courante.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with courante

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

courante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courante

MLA

“courante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courante. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courante,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courante.

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