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excourse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-course
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of excurse.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "[M]any other places he aſſayled and inuaded moꝛe ĩwardly in yͤ contrey by excourſes of his hoꝛſmen."
  • "Then ensewed Duncanus and Maccabœus, a manne notorius for his wiccadnes and bowldnes, who bie plaine force entred on the kingdom; but, after this littel excourse, I will agayne drawe backe to mie purpose."
  • "Egreſſus eius a patre, regreſſus eius ad patrem, excurſus uſq; ad inferos, recurſus ad ſedem Dei."

Etymology

Remodelled after course.

Usage

Inflected Forms

excourses (plural)

Questions

What does excourse mean?
Obsolete form of excurse.
Where does excourse come from?
Remodelled after course.

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