different between renaissance vs courante

English

Etymology

From French renaissance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ne?s(?)ns/, /???ne?s??ns/, /???ne?s??(n)s/, /???n??s??(n)s/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /???n??s?ns/, /???n??s?ns/

Noun

renaissance (plural renaissances)

1. A rebirth or revival.
2. (historic) Alternative form of Renaissance

Derived terms

• See Renaissance (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

Anagrams

• Necessarian, necessarian

French

Etymology

From renaître +? -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.n?.s??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

renaissance f (plural renaissances)

1. rebirth, renaissance

Further reading

• “renaissance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• encasernais, enracinasse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courante.

Noun

courante (plural courantes)

1. (music) An old French dance from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era in triple metre.
2. (music) The second movement of a baroque suite (following the allemande, and before the sarabande)

Anagrams

• cornuate, outrance

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.???t/

Adjective

courante

1. feminine singular of courant

Noun

courante f (plural courantes)

1. (slang) the runs (diarrhea).
2. courante (dance)
3. courante (music)

Synonyms

(diarrhea): chiasse

Descendants

• ? English: courante

Further reading

• “courante” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• écrouant, encroûta, outrance