courante
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French courante.
Pronunciation
Noun
courante (plural courantes)
- (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
- (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
courante
Noun
courante f (plural courantes)
Synonyms
(diarrhea): chiasse
Descendants
Further reading
- “courante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.