courante

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French courante.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

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  1. (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
  2. (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

References

  1. ^ “courante | courant, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ʁɑ̃t/
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Adjective

courante

  1. feminine singular of courant

Noun

courante f (plural courantes)

  1. (slang) the runs (diarrhea)
  2. courante (dance)
  3. courante (music)

Synonyms

(diarrhea): chiasse

Descendants

  • → English: courante
  • → Russian: кура́нты pl (kuránty)

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