Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Running: in heraldry, specifically said of a horse, stag, or other beast so represented. See
currant , current. - noun A running-string.
- noun A kind of dance, consisting of a time, a step, a balance, and a coupee.
- noun A piece of music taking its rhythm and form from such a dance.
- noun A piece in triple time and with many runs and passages. The first form was much used as a component of the old-fashioned suite, usually following the allemande, while the second is the commoner Italian form.
- noun A gazette; a news-letter or newspaper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
- noun A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
- adjective (Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A piece of
music intriple time . - noun A
lively dance ; acoranto . - noun A circulating
gazette ofnews ; anewspaper .
Etymologies
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Examples
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What's also au courant is Zuill Bailey, professor of cello at the University of Texas-El Paso.
National Philharmonic offers fresh Dvorák Anne Midgette 2010
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I never saw her reading anything but the "courant," (newspaper) or the Margriet magazine, but she was always ready for a rousing game of "Mens Erger je Niet" (Ludo).
Oma Belinda 2009
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Also: panné (e) = broke (c'est une panné = he's penniless) une panne de courant/d'électricité = power failure une panne de moteur = engine failure
Savoir Vivre 2010
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But I do know that the trailer for this au courant thriller from the boys behind the two best Bourne films, star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass, is full of kick-ass (trailer embedded after the jump).
Matt Damon's 'Green Zone': Bad title, awesome trailer | EW.com 2009
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(In an effort to guide the customer to focus on enduring design rather than the au courant, Gilhart is now working with the designer Stefano Pilati of Yves Saint Laurent, who is assembling a new line for Barneys to revive the best styles from the archives of that renowned French design house.)
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We're all waiting with baited breath for your next installment of the panne de courant saga!
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I learned some new words, fiérot and prise de courant, and foncer sur.
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And so, logically, Maison Pic is well and truly "au courant" with all aspects of 21st Century marketing.
Christopher Strong: French Cuisine's Feminine Touch Christopher Strong 2011
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My to-do list is basically au courant for the first time in a while.
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And so, logically, Maison Pic is well and truly "au courant" with all aspects of 21st Century marketing.
Christopher Strong: French Cuisine's Feminine Touch Christopher Strong 2011
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