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[kɔːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river
(e.g: the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast)
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification
(e.g: a business studies course)
- a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal
(e.g: guests are offered a choice of main course)
- an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport
(e.g: a golf course)
- a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a wall
- a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note
- a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent
- a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship
Phrases:
- course of action
- in the course of —
- of course
- off course
- on course
- over the course of time
- run its course
- the course of nature
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere
[kɔːs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow
(e.g: tears were coursing down her cheeks)
- pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent
(e.g: many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed)
Phrases:
- course of action
- in the course of —
- of course
- off course
- on course
- over the course of time
- run its course
- the course of nature
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere
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