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courante

/kuːˈɹɑnt/

courante noun: any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

  1. Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
    Synonyms:
    courant, coranto
  2. The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Synonyms of courante

Forms of courante

pluralcourantes

Origin of courante

Borrowed from Middle French courante.

Words that rhyme with courante

Questions about courante

What does courante mean?
Courante means any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
What part of speech is courante?
Courante is a noun.
How do you pronounce courante?
Courante is pronounced /kuːˈɹɑnt/.
What is the plural of courante?
The plural of courante is courantes.

Words near courante in the dictionary

  1. couraging
  2. couragious
  3. Couragogo
  4. courant
  5. Courant minimax principle
  6. courante
  7. courantes
  8. couranto
  9. courantoes
  10. courantos
  11. courants

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