1. courant - Noun
2. courant - Adjective
Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf you can turn yourself into a cartoon character, you can retire, and a whole team of people will keep you au courant. Terence McKenna
As always, the Fair tackles timely topics, including immigration, the death penalty and the environment; features panels of au courant bloggers-turned-authors and graphic novelists; and welcomes more than 100 literary luminaries. Source: Internet
Dr. Luke Davis, an epidemiologist at Yale’s School of Public Health who organized the campaign, told the Hartford Courant that the group specifically wanted to target gyms and indoor dining. Source: Internet
"Joanne Chesimard Is Extradited", p. 96, column 5. arraigned on May 11 (pleading innocent), and remanded to jail by Justice Albert S. McGrover of the State Supreme Court, pending a pretrial hearing on July 2. The Hartford Courant (May 30, 1974). Source: Internet
Compounding matters even further, records obtained by the Hartford Courant show the home was purchased recently by Rachael Brown — and a woman with the same name was found to be a longtime Zappos employee who started at the company in 2004. Source: Internet
; au courant: up-to-date; abreast of current affairs. ; au fait: being conversant in or with, or instructed in or with. ; au gratin: "with gratings", anything that is grated onto a food dish. Source: Internet