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cursus

cursus noun: a course; a journey or progression.

Noun

cursus (plural cursuses or (both, rare) cursus or cursūs or (nonstandard) cursi)

  1. (rare) A course; a journey or progression.
    • His cursus from Fréjus to Paris turned into a triumphal march, with whole towns and villages staging ceremonial entrées for him and cheering his passage.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 574
  2. A long ditch or trench of unknown function, constructed in Neolithic Britain and Ireland.
  3. A racecourse.
  4. An academic curriculum.
  5. A form of daily prayer or service.

Forms of cursus

pluralcursuses
pluralcursūs
plural (rare)cursus
plural (nonstandard)cursi

Origin of cursus

Learned borrowing from Latin cursus. Doublet of course and cour.

Questions about cursus

What does cursus mean?
Cursus means a course; a journey or progression.
What part of speech is cursus?
Cursus is a noun.
What is the plural of cursus?
The plural of cursus is cursuses.

Words near cursus in the dictionary

  1. cursours
  2. curst
  3. curstest
  4. curstly
  5. curstness
  6. cursus
  7. cursuses
  8. cursy
  9. cursèd
  10. cursūs
  11. curt

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