- cou|rante
- cou|rante or cou|rant «ku RAHNT», noun.1. a former European dance in triple time, characterized by a running or gliding step.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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rante — cou·rante; fig·u·rante; trente et qua·rante; trente qua·rante; … English syllables
cou|rant — cou|rante or cou|rant «ku RAHNT», noun. 1. a former European dance in triple time, characterized by a running or gliding step. 2. a) a piece of music for or suited to this dance. b) (later) a composition in triple time, regularly following the… … Useful english dictionary
cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… … English syllables
courante — cou·rante … English syllables
Courante — Cou|rante 〈[ kurã:t] f. 19; Mus.〉 oV Corrente 1. altfranzösisches Tanz 2. schneller Satz der Suite [frz., „eilend, laufend“] * * * Cou|ran|te [ku rã:t(ə) ], die; , n […tn̩] [frz. courante, zu: courir = laufen < lat. currere] (Musik): 1. alter… … Universal-Lexikon
courante — cou•rante [[t]kʊˈrɑnt[/t]] n. 1) mad a dance of the 17th century characterized by a running step 2) mad a movement following the allemande in the classical suite • Etymology: 1580–90; < MF; lit., running, fem. prp. of courir to run … From formal English to slang
