Courses

//ˈkɔːsɪz// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of course form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Menses. euphemistic, obsolete, plural, plural-only

    "Nep [catnip] is generally used for women to procure their courses, being taken inwardly or outwardly, either alone or with other convenient herbs in a decoction to bathe them, of sit over the hot fumes thereof."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of course form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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cursecurseflowersperiod

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"To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses."

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