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Encyclopedia > Course

The word course has several meanings:

  • course is the direction of travel in navigation
  • in sailing, a course is the principal sail on a mast
  • course is a regime of study in education
  • in restaurant language, a course is a single dish in a row of subsequently served dishes, constituting, for example, a three-course menu. See also main course.
  • course is a regime of medical drugs
  • course is a layer of material
  • a course is a pair of adjacent strings tuned to unison or an octave and usually plucked together as if a single string, in musical instruments such as the lute and vihuela.

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Course - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (259 words)
in sailing, a course is the principal sail on a mast
in dining, a course is a single dish in a row of subsequently served dishes, constituting, for example, a three-course menu.
a course is a pair of adjacent strings tuned to unison or an octave and usually plucked together as if a single string, in musical instruments such as the lute and vihuela.
Course (education) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (324 words)
In U.S. education, a course is a unit of teaching that typically lasts one academic term, is led by one or more instructors (teachers or professors), has a fixed roster of students, and gives each student a grade and academic credit.
The original meaning—a course of instruction, the unit of instruction embodied by a course—is also used, so textbooks may be entitled, e.g.
Lecture courses often include weekly discussion sections with smaller groups of students led by the principal instructor, another instructor, or teaching assistant.
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