/koo rahnt"/ ; Fr. /kooh rddahonnt"/ , n. , pl. courantes /-rahnts"/ ; Fr. /-rddahonnt"/ .
1. a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
2. a piece of music for or suited to this dance.
3. Music. a movement following the allemande in the classical suite.
Also, courant .
[ 1580-90; courir to run; cf. CURRENT ]