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concours

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
con-cours
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A competitive examination, especially in medicine.

Etymology

From French concours. Doublet of concourse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does concours mean?
A competitive examination, especially in medicine.
Where does concours come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce concours

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