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courant¹

Where it comes from

Alternative form of courante.

noun courants

  1. A piece of music in triple time.
  2. A lively dance.
  3. A courante. It is harder in that, to dance a Corrant well than a Jig :[…]

courant²

  • /ˈkʊ.ɹənt/
  • /ˈkʊ.ɹənt/ Australia, Canada, US
  • /ˈkʉ.ɹənt/ Scotland
  • /ˈkʉ.ɹʌnt/ Scotland

Sounds like current, currant (hurry–furry merger, cure–fir merger) · Rhymes with -ʊɹənt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French courant (“running”). Doublet of car, carry, courier, course, current, horse, hurry, and rush.

noun courants

  1. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.

adjective

  1. not comparable Represented as running. a classical lion courant

    Similar: at speed, in full chase, in full course

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MLA

"courant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/courant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

courant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/courant

Chicago

"courant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/courant.

BibTeX
@misc{courant_2026,
  title = {courant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/courant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}