concourse
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈkɒŋkɔːrs/
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- It was so fun to hang out on the concourse and just chat with fellow Democrats and delegates and prepare for the opening gavel at 5 p.m.
- the Grand Concourse
- the Music Concourse
Examples
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We worked that barricade deal on the concourse a few years ago.
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A large concourse of fans filled the stadium, eagerly awaiting the concert to begin.
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The entire concourse.
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At 6:15 a.m., the truck pulls outta the post office... at 149th and Grand Concourse.
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Concourse must have collapsed.
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Still haven't entered into real concourse with a word since I was a babe and shouted Mamma, Mamma.
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At twilight in October, roads more solitary than Mudge's and mine may not be seen in our parts, nor vistas more withdrawn from the human concourse.
Fiction book (1990) -
Along with other New York charter schools such as the Charter School of Educational Excellence, the Grand Concourse Academy Charter School, and the Merrick Academy Queens Public Charter School, the Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls has received guidance from Victory Schools to become a top-notch charter.
Blog text (12) -
In ancient Athens, and as Europe entered into a new period of intellectual awakening, in places like Bologna, Oxford, and Paris, universities began as voluntary and spontaneous assemblages or concourses for students to speak, write, and learn.
Academic text (1996) -
During the festival, a vibrant concourse of local artists displayed their work in the city square.
Synonyms
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1.0
Many people or things are close together in one place
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
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5.9
A large group of people packed tightly together
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4.6
A large group of people gathered together
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3.4
A group of people, animals, or things gathered together
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6.6
A group of people gathered for a common purpose, like at a meeting
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Concourse comes from parts meaning 'together', con-, and 'run' or 'move', the same idea you find in the word course. So a concourse can also mean a large group of people who have 'come together', like a crowd or assembly.