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course

/ˈkɔːs/KAWRS
/ˈkɔɹs/KAWRS

Meaninga running

Common meaning: a route

Other meanings: a series

Journey through time

  1. Latincursus‘a course’source
  2. Old Frenchcourssource
  3. Middle Englishcoursesource
  4. Englishcourse‘a route’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cursus ‘a running’.

Roots

  • cursus Latin “a run, course”

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