courante
- n a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
- Resistance approached the matter deadpan and phoneticallywhen an American makes the sound spelled renigne outer, for example, he wants eau courante (running water).
- Last week in Los Angeles, Les Fetes d'Hebe was given a glowing new production that reveled in each melodic appoggiatura and terpsichorean temps de courante.