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COURANTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does courante mean?
• COURANTE (noun)
The noun COURANTE has 1 sense:
1. a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
Familiarity information: COURANTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("courante" is a kind of...):
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
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