What does courant mean?
Courant means A piece of music in triple time..
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/ˈkʊɹənt/ · noun
A piece of music in triple time..
a. 1699, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Heads designed for an essay on conversation It is harder, in that, to dance a courant well than a jig.
a classical lion courant
Use courant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Courant means A piece of music in triple time..
Common synonyms include at speed, in full chase, in full course.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a. 1699, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Heads designed for an essay on conversation It is harder, in that, to dance a courant well than a jig.
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