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- noun Plural form of
course . - noun obsolete, euphemistic
Menses . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
course .
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Examples
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The term courses as used in this paragraph refers with few exceptions to those courses outlined under the various subjects in this catalogue from page 20 to page 42.
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The term courses as used in this paragraph refers with few exceptions to those courses outlined under the various subjects in this catalogue from page 18 to page 39.
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The academic validity of our courses is a kind of a moot point at this point.
Is A College Class For $138 Too Good To Be True? Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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The academic validity of our courses is a kind of a moot point at this point.
Is A College Class For $138 Too Good To Be True? The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The academic validity of our courses is a kind of a moot point at this point.
Is A College Class For $138 Too Good To Be True? Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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One of the major benefits of the courses is the ease at which personal interactions take place between teachers and among the students, fostering a powerful community, say Berkee educators.
CT News Update Bill Drew 2005
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One of the major benefits of the courses is the ease at which personal interactions take place between teachers and among the students, fostering a powerful community, say Berkee educators.
Archive 2005-03-01 Grace Lee 2005
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Let me tell you more about my "time killers" (this is what I call my courses, because all we ever do is try to make the days go by as quickly as possible so we are that much closer to the end of our time here).
The Diary Of A Young Girl Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 1991
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Lord knows it's true of college freshmen in English courses, which is why one of my classroom mantras is
The Hardball Times 2009
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Gilbert, a one-day classics specialist who excels on hilly courses, is one of several riders being tipped to win the race and the coveted rainbow jersey.
Gilbert warns Cancellara he’ll be a marked man in worlds road race 2010
skipvia commented on the word courses
On a stringed instrument, strings that are grouped closely together so that they are fretted or stopped at the same time. A twelve-string guitar is said to have six double courses. Some lutes and older stringed instruments (and the modern 8-string bass) have triple or treble courses.
Edit: I should have said that the 12-string bass has four treble courses. The 8-string bass has four double courses.
November 15, 2007