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course

1. course \'ko-(*)rs, 'ko.(*)rs\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L cursus, fr. cursus, 
   pp. of currere to run]- more at CURRENT 1a: the act or action of moving in 
   a path from point to point  1b: LIFE HISTORY, CAREER  2: the path over 
   which something moves : as  2a: RACECOURSE  2b1: the direction of flight of 
   an airplane usu. measured as a clockwise an gle from north 2b2: a point of 
   the compass  2c: WATER COURSE  2d: land laid out for golf  3a: accustomed 
   procedure or normal action  3b: a chosen manner of conducting oneself : 
   BEHAVIOR  3c: progression through a series of acts or events or a 
   development or peri od 4: an ordered process or succession : as  4a: a 
   series of lectures or other matter dealing with a subject or a series  of 
   such courses constituting a curriculum 4b: a series of doses or medicaments 
   administered over a designated period  5a: a part of a meal served at one 
   time  5b: ROW, LAYER; esp : a continuous level range of brick  or masonry 
   throughout a wall 5c: the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast  1: following 
   the ordinary way or procedure  2: as might be expected  - of course 
2. course vt 1a: to hunt or pursue (game) iwth hounds  1b: to cause (dogs) 
   to run (as after game)  2: to follow close upon : PURSUE  3: to run or move 
   swiftly through or over : TRAVERSE  : to run or pass rapidly usu. along an 
   indicated path