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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
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: courant, coranto
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
History
Borrowed from Middle French courante.
