cours

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noun

three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season.

OriginFrench cours ← Japanese クール →
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Meanings

cours1

nouncours (plural courses)

plural courses

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of course.

cours2

noun
  1. three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season.

Origin

  1. Japaneseクール
  2. Frenchcours
  3. Englishcours

From French cours in analogy to Japanese クール (kūru), originally singular (as dictated by Anime News Network for example) but later reanalyzed as a plural form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

cours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cours

MLA

“cours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cours. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cours,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cours.

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