minicourse

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English

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Etymology

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From mini- +‎ course.

Noun

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minicourse (plural minicourses)

  1. A brief educational course
    • 1995 April 7, Deanna Isaacs, “Chesterton, IN”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      A day trip to Chesterton can be a self-guided minicourse in midwestern architecture, thanks to a survey of Porter County sites and structures published by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
    • 2007 August 31, Tamar Lewin, “N.Y.U. Plans a Branch in Abu Dhabi, Officials Say”, in New York Times[2]:
      [] financial incentives would help lure dozens of New York University professors — and not just those interested in the Middle East — to the Abu Dhabi campus even if only for a semester or a January minicourse.

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