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courante

/kuːˈɹɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
courante
IPA
/kuːˈɹɑnt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.

noun

The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French courante.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

courantes (plural)

Synonyms

courant coranto

Rhymes With

can't plant grant aunt transplant rant chant implant slant enchant supplant replant

Questions

How do you pronounce courante?
The recorded pronunciation is /kuːˈɹɑnt/.
What does courante mean?
Any of a family of old French dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
Where does courante come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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