course
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- noun
- /kɔrs/
- In my graduate music education program, I took a course, Organizing and Teaching General Music.
- an online course
- take a course
- a college course
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Watch on YouTubeSo the pace at MIT for that course is very fast.
- So the pace at MIT for that course is very fast.
- That that has to be a course in the curriculum.
- And like, how do you get a course in a school?
- I think it was a eight week intense acting course, so I've got that.
- They have another course called the Confidence Course and it's never timed.
Examples
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I have enrolled in a biology course that covers the fundamentals of genetics and evolution.
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Participants were not enrolled in a science course at the time of the study.
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I have not actually taught a course in years.
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The first half of the course would not be about writing at all.
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Will you be taking the full course?
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Our course materials are designed with the career-oriented student in mind.
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I thought it might be a good idea to give them a course in dramatics.
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Guess it's time for a refresher course.
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I took a two-week course!
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All right, the introductory course is $45.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year
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3.4
A short course that teaches important skills quickly
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A course that students choose rather than have to take
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3.3
A course where teachers send lessons and students return work by mail or online for home study
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A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree
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A course offered by a college for adults, often in the evenings
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A course a student chooses instead of a required class
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A set of lessons in a subject to teach skills or knowledge
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3.9
A basic introduction to a subject that covers the main ideas
A series of talks about one subject that teachers give at a university or college
Idioms
Compounds
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A situation likely to lead to conflict between people or groups if not changed
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A course where teachers send lessons and students return work by mail or online for home study
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A list of classes a college or university offers with times, requirements, and descriptions
- Specialized
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An official record that a college gives for a completed course toward a degree
A series of talks about one subject that teachers give at a university or college
- UK
A layer of waterproof material at the bottom of walls near the ground that stops moisture rising
A layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground that stops water rising
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Course (lessons) comes from Latin cursus and currere, which mean 'to run'. A course of lessons is a set of classes that 'run' together as one program, which helps explain the modern meaning.