course

Pronunciation: /kɔɹs/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
  2. noun a connected series of events or actions or developments
  3. noun general line of orientation

Etymology

From Middle English cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of cursus and cour.

In classic literature

Synonyms

course of study, course of instruction, class

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
education
Narrower (hyponyms)
seminar, elective course, orientation course, shop class, course of lectures, refresher course

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