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noun
Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: courante, courant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An early informational broadsheet, bringing together news and philosophical discussion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broadsheet, newspaper, paper
History
From the French dance the courante, loosely translatable as the "running".
