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cou·rante noun also cou·rant \küˈränt, -ant\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French courante, from feminine of courant, present participle of courir to run 1. a. : a dance of Italian origin marked by quick running steps b. : a similar but graver and more formal dance developed in France in the 17th century 2. : music for a courante or having the rhythm of a courante that is in rather quick 3/2 measure and is characterized by dotted notes and shifts to 6/4 measure 3. dialect England : a running about : romp, carouse |