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Quick definitions from WordNet (course)

▸ noun:  a mode of action ("If you persist in that course you will surely fail")
▸ noun:  education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings ("He took a course in basket weaving")
▸ noun:  facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport ("The course had only nine holes")
▸ noun:  (construction) a layer of masonry ("A course of bricks")
▸ noun:  part of a meal served at one time ("She prepared a three course meal")
▸ noun:  a connected series of events or actions or developments ("The government took a firm course")
▸ noun:  general line of orientation ("The river takes a southern course")
▸ noun:  a line or route along which something travels or moves ("The course of the river")
▸ verb:  move swiftly through or over
▸ verb:  hunt with hounds ("He often courses hares")
▸ verb:  move along, of liquids
▸ adverb:  as might be expected
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #57858)

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