cour

English

Etymology

From Japanese クール (kūru), from French cours. Attested in English among the anime community from at least 2007.

Noun

cour (plural cours)

1. A three-month unit of television broadcasting, corresponding to one of the four seasons.
2. A portion of a television program aired over the course of one such period, comprising 10 to 14 weekly episodes.

References

• What is a "cour"?
• What is a cour and a season in anime?

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French

Etymology

From Old French cort, inherited from Latin cortem, accusative of cors, shortening of cohors. Doublet of cohorte and court (“tennis court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ/

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• Homophones: coure, courent, coures, courre, cours, court, courts
• Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

cour f (plural cours)

1. courtyard, yard
2. (law) court
3. (royal) court
4. following (of a celebrity etc.)

Derived terms

• cour de cassation
• cour d’honneur
• cour des grands
• cour des miracles
• courette

Related terms

• courtisan
• courtiser
• courtois

Further reading

• “cour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French cort, from Latin cortem, accusative of cors, shortening of cohors.

Noun

cour f (plural cours)

1. (Jersey) court

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Walloon

Etymology

From Old French cuer, from Latin cor.

Noun

cour m (plural cours)

1. (anatomy) heart