course

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“‘course of a race’”), from past participle of currere (“‘to run’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• kô(r)s, /kɔː(r)s/ or /koʊɹs/, /kO:(r)s/ or /koUr\s/
• (Tasmanian) /kɜːs/
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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)s

• Homophones: coarse; (Tasmanian) curse

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course (plural courses)

1. A path, sequence, development, or evolution.

   The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.

   His illness ran its course.

2. A normal or customary sequence.
3. A chosen manner of proceeding.
4. Any ordered process or sequence or steps
5. A learning program, as in a school.

   I need to take a French course to pep up.

6. (especially in medicine) A treatment plan
7. The itinerary of a race.

   The cross-country course passes the canal.

8. A racecourse.
9. A part of a meal.

   We offer seafood as the first course.

10. The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
11. (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
12. (navigation) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.

    The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.

13. (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.

    A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.

14. (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.

    Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.

15. (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.

    On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.

16. (roofing)) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
17. (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
18. (music) A string on a lute
19. (golf) A golf course.

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[edit] Verb

to course (third-person singular simple present courses, present participle coursing, simple past and past participle coursed)

1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).

   The oil coursed through the engine.

   Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.

2. To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey.

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• Alphagram: ceorsu
• cerous
• source

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Feminine of cours.

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[edit] Noun

course f. (plural courses)

1. race
2. errand

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• Alphagram: ceorsu
• coures
• écrous
• source