: a dance of Italian origin marked by quick running steps
2
: music in quick triple time or in a mixture of ³/₂ and ⁶/₄ time
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe officer who took her case pressured Eléonore to sign a main courante, which records an offense but doesn’t take the complaint any further.—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from courir to run, from Latin currere
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