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English
Etymology
From the French dance the courante, loosely translatable as the "running".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈɹæntəʊ/, /kəˈɹɑːntəʊ/
Noun
coranto (plural corantos or corantoes)
- A fast-paced dance which originated in France.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 233, column 2:Luſtique, as the Dutchman ſaies: Ile like a maide the Better whil'ſt I haue a tooth in my head: why he's able to leade her a Carranto.
- (historical) An early informational broadsheet, bringing together news and philosophical discussion.
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