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cours

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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cours (plural courses)

  1. Obsolete form of course.

Etymology 2

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From French cours in analogy to Japanese クール (kūru), originally singular (as dictated by Anime News Network for example[1]) but later reanalyzed as a plural form.

Noun

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cours

  1. plural of cour, three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season.

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  1. ^ "cour". Lexicon. Anime News Network.

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French cours, inherited from Latin cursus. Doublet of course and cursus.

Noun

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cours m (plural cours)

  1. stream of water, river
    cours d’eau ― water stream
  2. course (of events)
    au cours de la guerre ― over [the course of] the war, during the war
  3. teaching, lesson, lecture, class
Derived terms
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  • → Japanese: クール (kūru)
    • → English: cours, cour
  • → Luxembourgish: Cours
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قورس (kurs)
  • → Vietnamese: cua

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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cours

  1. plural of cour

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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cours

  1. inflection of courir:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French cours, curs, from Latin cursus; compare Middle Dutch coers.

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Noun

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cours (plural courses)

  1. A charge; a forceful move.
  2. A course or path:
    1. (astronomy) The path of a celestial body.
    2. (usually nautical) The direction something is headed.
    3. A watercourse (path taken by water)
  3. A series of occurrences; a course of time:
    1. An advance through an event or series.
    2. A time when an event is due.
    3. A (often usual) process or sequence.
  4. Customary behaviour or nature; custom:
    1. A course of a meal.
    2. Human behaviour; deportment.
  5. (architecture) A course of stones.
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Adjective

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cours

  1. Ordinary, coarse; of inferior grade or quality.

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Norman

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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cours m (plural cours)

  1. (Jersey) currency

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin cursus.

Noun

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cours oblique singular, m (oblique plural cours, nominative singular cours, nominative plural cours)

  1. route, path
  2. course, way

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