courante

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  1. noun A 17th-century French dance characterized by running and gliding steps to an accompaniment in triple time.
  2. noun Music The second movement of the classical baroque suite, typically following the allemande.

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  1. French, from feminine present participle of courir, to run, from Old French courre, from Latin currere; see kers- in Indo-European roots.
 

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