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   course

   /kɔːs/

   noun

   • 1. the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river: "the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast" Similar routewaytrackdirectiontackpathlinejourneyitinerarychanneltrailtrajectoryflight pathbearingheadingorbitcircuitbeatroundrun
   • ▪ the way in which something progresses or develops: "the course of history" Similar progressiondevelopmentprogressadvanceadvancementevolutionunfoldingflowmovementcontinuitysequenceordersuccessionrisemarchfurtheranceforwardingproceeding
   • ▪ a procedure adopted to deal with a situation: "my decision had seemed to be the wisest course open to me at the time" Similar plan (of action)course of actionmethod of workingMOline of actionprocessprocedurepracticeapproachtechniquestylemannerwaymeansmode of behaviourmode of conductmethodologysystempolicystrategyprogrammeformularegimenmodus operandirare:praxis
   • 2. a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal: "guests are offered a choice of main course" Similar dishmenu item
   • 3. an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport. Similar trackracetrackracecoursecircuitgroundstadiumspeedwayvelodromeroutetrailcircusrare:cirque
   • 4. a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification: "a business studies course" Similar programme of studycourse of studyeducational programmeset of lecturescurriculumsyllabusscheduleclasseslecturesstudies
   • ▪ a series of repeated treatments or doses of medication: "the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics" Similar programmeseriessequencesystemscheduleregimen
   • ▪ a series of changes which brings the bells back to their original order, or the changes of a particular bell.
   • 5. a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a wall. Similar layerthicknessstratumseamveinbandbed
   • 6. a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent.
   • 7. a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship.
   • 8. a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note.

   verb

   • 1. (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow: "tears were coursing down her cheeks" Similar flowpourracestreamrunrushgushpumpmovecascadefloodsurgesweeprollinformal:sloosh
   • 2. pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent: "many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed" Similar huntchasepursuestalkrun downrun aftergive chase tofollowtracktrailshadowhounddoginformal:tail

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere.

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