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course
noun
a
series
of
lessons
or
classes
about
one
subject
,
usually
with
a
beginning
and
an
end
•
Lena
signed
up
for
a
course
in
basic
photography
.
Lena
signed
up
for
a
course
in
basic
photography
.
•
The
university
offers
an
online
course
on
climate
change
.
The
university
offers
an
online
course
on
climate
change
.
From
Old
French
“
cors
”
meaning
“
run
,
journey
,
way
”,
later
adopted
into
Middle
English
as
“
course
”.
noun
one
part
of
a
meal
served
at
the
same
time
•
Soup
was
served
as
the
first
course
of
dinner
.
Soup
was
served
as
the
first
course
of
dinner
.
•
The
main
course
was
grilled
salmon
with
vegetables
.
The
main
course
was
grilled
salmon
with
vegetables
.
noun
one
part
of
a
meal
served
at
the
same
time
before
the
next
part
is
brought
•
We
had
soup
as
the
first
course
.
We
had
soup
as
the
first
course
.
•
The
main
course
was
grilled
salmon
with
vegetables
.
The
main
course
was
grilled
salmon
with
vegetables
.
Sense
extended
from
the
idea
of
a
'run'
or
'sequence'
,
applied
to
the
sequence
of
dishes
in
a
meal
during
the
14th
century
.
noun
the
direction
or
path
that
someone
or
something
follows
while
moving
•
The
captain
changed
the
ship
’
s
course
to
avoid
the
storm
.
The
captain
changed
the
ship
’
s
course
to
avoid
the
storm
.
•
A
slight
breeze
pushed
the
hot-air
balloon
off
its
course
.
A
slight
breeze
pushed
the
hot-air
balloon
off
its
course
.
From
the
Latin
‘
cursus
’
meaning
‘
running
’
or
‘
a
running
stream
’,
leading
to
the
idea
of
a
path
taken
.
noun
an
area
of
land
designed
for
a
sport
such
as
golf
,
horse
racing
,
or
cross-country
running
•
They
played
nine
holes
on
the
local
golf
course
.
They
played
nine
holes
on
the
local
golf
course
.
•
The
horses
lined
up
at
the
start
of
the
race
course
.
The
horses
lined
up
at
the
start
of
the
race
course
.
Sporting
sense
arose
in
the
18th
century
for
places
where
contests
were
‘
run
’.
noun
a
series
of
lessons
or
a
program
of
study
on
a
particular
subject
•
I'm
taking
a
course
in
digital
photography
this
summer
.
I'm
taking
a
course
in
digital
photography
this
summer
.
•
The
university
offers
an
advanced
programming
course
online
.
The
university
offers
an
advanced
programming
course
online
.
noun
the
direction
or
route
that
something
follows
or
is
planned
to
follow
•
The
pilot
changed
the
course
to
avoid
the
storm
.
The
pilot
changed
the
course
to
avoid
the
storm
.
•
Sailors
plotted
their
course
across
the
ocean
using
the
stars
.
Sailors
plotted
their
course
across
the
ocean
using
the
stars
.
noun
an
area
of
land
or
water
prepared
for
a
particular
sport
,
such
as
golf
or
horse
racing
•
The
championship
will
be
held
on
the
new
mountain
golf
course
.
The
championship
will
be
held
on
the
new
mountain
golf
course
.
•
Rain
made
the
race
course
slippery
for
the
marathon
runners
.
Rain
made
the
race
course
slippery
for
the
marathon
runners
.
noun
a
fixed
period
or
set
amount
of
medical
treatment
or
a
planned
series
of
actions
to
achieve
something
•
The
doctor
prescribed
a
seven-day
course
of
antibiotics
.
The
doctor
prescribed
a
seven-day
course
of
antibiotics
.
•
She
is
taking
a
six-week
course
of
physiotherapy
for
her
knee
.
She
is
taking
a
six-week
course
of
physiotherapy
for
her
knee
.
Applied
to
medicine
in
the
17th
century
,
using
the
idea
of
following
a
path
until
completion
.
noun
the
continuous
development
or
progress
of
events
over
time
•
In
the
course
of
history
,
many
empires
have
risen
and
fallen
.
In
the
course
of
history
,
many
empires
have
risen
and
fallen
.
•
Technology
has
changed
rapidly
in
the
course
of
just
a
decade
.
Technology
has
changed
rapidly
in
the
course
of
just
a
decade
.
This
abstract
sense
grew
from
the
idea
of
a
path
to
one
of
events
moving
along
a
path
through
time
.
noun
a
prescribed
period
of
medical
treatment
•
The
doctor
put
her
on
a
seven-day
course
of
antibiotics
.
The
doctor
put
her
on
a
seven-day
course
of
antibiotics
.
•
He
completed
the
radiation
course
without
serious
side
effects
.
He
completed
the
radiation
course
without
serious
side
effects
.
verb
-
course
,
coursing
,
courses
,
coursed
to
flow
or
move
quickly
and
strongly
•
Blood
coursed
through
his
veins
as
he
ran
.
Blood
coursed
through
his
veins
as
he
ran
.
•
Tears
coursed
down
her
cheeks
during
the
sad
movie
.
Tears
coursed
down
her
cheeks
during
the
sad
movie
.
verb
-
course
,
coursing
,
courses
,
coursed
to
flow
or
move
quickly
in
a
continuous
stream
•
Tears
coursed
down
her
cheeks
when
she
heard
the
news
.
Tears
coursed
down
her
cheeks
when
she
heard
the
news
.
•
Adrenaline
courses
through
your
veins
during
a
sudden
fright
.
Adrenaline
courses
through
your
veins
during
a
sudden
fright
.
From
Latin
‘
cursus
’;
the
verb
sense
developed
from
the
noun
to
describe
something
that
‘
runs
’
or
‘
moves
’
along
a
path
.
discourse
noun
spoken
or
written
communication
,
especially
serious
discussion
or
debate
•
During
the
summit
,
world
leaders
engaged
in
thoughtful
discourse
about
global
health
.
During
the
summit
,
world
leaders
engaged
in
thoughtful
discourse
about
global
health
.
•
The
book
sparked
public
discourse
on
social
justice
that
lasted
for
months
.
The
book
sparked
public
discourse
on
social
justice
that
lasted
for
months
.
Late
Middle
English
:
from
medieval
Latin
discursus
‘
conversation
’,
from
Latin
discurrere
‘
run
about
,
converse
’.
verb
-
discourse
,
discoursing
,
discourses
,
discoursed
to
speak
or
write
at
length
about
a
subject
,
especially
in
a
formal
or
serious
way
•
The
philosopher
discoursed
on
ethics
for
the
entire
evening
.
The
philosopher
discoursed
on
ethics
for
the
entire
evening
.
•
After
dinner
,
she
discoursed
about
her
travels
through
the
Himalayas
.
After
dinner
,
she
discoursed
about
her
travels
through
the
Himalayas
.
