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Definition course in American English

course noun

[countable] noun
/kɔrs/

▪ correspondence, intensive, introductory, refresher, residential, vocational

Example

a drama/secretarial/Spanish course

Example

an introductory course in economics

Example

You could take a language course abroad.

Example

The school runs courses for beginners.

2

the things that you choose to do in a particular situation

Example

What course of action do you recommend?

Example

The safest course is to avoid alcohol.

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action thing operation
3

the way that things develop over a period of time

Example

In the normal course of events, he would have left and thought no more about it.

Example

a speech that changed the course of history

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progress development advance
4

the direction that a vehicle, especially a ship or airplane, is traveling in or plans to travel in

Example

The captain had to change course quickly.

Example

The oil tanker veered off course and hit a rock.

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direction approach path
4.1

the direction in which a river flows

Example

Several villages along the course of the river were flooded.

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course current down
5

one of the parts of a meal

Example

I had shrimp, followed by steak for my main course.

Example

They offer a two-course lunch for $4.99.

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accompaniment antipasto aperitif
6

an area of land or water where races take place

Example

The mountains are the most difficult part of the course.

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circuit course the home stretch
6.1

a golf course

Example

an 18-hole course

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ace ace backswing
7

a medical treatment that someone is given over a period of time

Example

a course of steroid injections

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acupressure acupuncture aftercare
Definition course in American English

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