courage
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French corage (French: courage), from Latin cor, “heart”.
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- IPA: /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/
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[edit] Noun
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courage (uncountable)
- The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
- "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." -Mark Twain
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quality of a confident character
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ability to do frightening things
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[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
courage m. (plural courages)