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Concourse
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- 1 A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus. countable, uncountable
"The focal point of the N.Y.C., Grand Central Station in New York, is probably the world's best known railway station - and with good reason. The main line concourse alone is more than 120ft high and wide, and over 250ft long."
- 2 a coming together of people wordnet
- 3 An airport terminal. countable, uncountable
- 4 a wide hallway in a building where people can walk wordnet
- 5 A large group of people; a crowd. countable, uncountable
"About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the Concourſe of curious People coming to him at his Houſe in Redriff, made a ſmall Purchaſe of Land, with a convenient Houſe, near Newark in Nottinghamſhire, his native Country; where he now lives retired, yet in good eſteem among his Neighbours."
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- 6 a large gathering of people wordnet
- 7 The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence. countable, uncountable
"... there was only wanting the concourse of rains ..."
- 8 An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet. countable, uncountable
- 9 Concurrence; cooperation. obsolete, uncountable
"The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding."
Etymology
From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.
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