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multicourse

multicourse

1 4.2
Having several separate courses in a meal, like a starter and dessert
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌltiˌkɔrs/
translation icon : multicurso
  • Similar to organizations such as Outstanding in the Field and Plate & Pitchfork, Domingo's dinners usually take place in a farm field, where multicourse feasts prepared by top regional chefs showcase the produce and animals grown on the very land where the meal is served.
  • a multicourse dinner
  • a multicourse meal
  • a multicourse menu

Examples

  • The restaurant is known for its unique multicourse tasting menu designed to delight the senses.

  • If you're going to come to the river and sit down for a multicourse meal, how do you want that to hit the palate?

    Blog text (6)
  • Student (and sometimes administrative) pressures to make courses palatable (that is, dilute them) are more likely to prevail in a multicourse design than in a single class.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Through Sunday, Scott Conant's restaurants, including Scarpetta in New York, will offer two multicourse tasting menus; $20 from each will benefit City Harvest, which is helping deliver food to people affected by the hurricane.

    Blog text (21)
  • The result would have been to spend many nights at home—most likely their homes—with their mothers hovering over us to make sure we had eaten enough of the multicourse, mostly starchy meal that they had spent hours shopping for and preparing.

    Academic text (2008)
  • At the celebration, we enjoyed a multicourse dinner that included a variety of exquisite dishes.

  • For a truly special occasion, a multicourse meal can transform a simple gathering into an unforgettable experience.

Synonyms

multiphasic
vsmulticourse
  • Specialized
1 8.7

Having several separate stages in a process, test, or treatment

is used in ordinary contexts for separate parts arranged as units
multistep
vsmulticourse
1 4.4

Having several stages that happen one after another

focuses on separate parts arranged as units rather than simple sequential steps

Surface Forms

multicourse positive

Morphology

multicourse = course (transparent) = multi + course

The meaning is directly compositional: multi- means 'many' and course refers to a meal stage or sequence stage.

Etymology

Multicourse comes from the prefix multi- meaning 'many' and the word course, the same word we use in 'main course'. So a multicourse meal or event has many separate parts or dishes served one after another.