Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cursus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
cur-sus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A course; a journey or progression.

noun

A long ditch or trench of unknown function, constructed in Neolithic Britain and Ireland.

noun

A racecourse.

noun

An academic curriculum.

noun

A form of daily prayer or service.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cursus. Doublet of course and cour.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

cursuses (plural) cursūs (plural) cursi (nonstandard, plural)

Questions

What does cursus mean?
A course; a journey or progression.
Where does cursus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin cursus. Doublet of course and cour.

How to pronounce cursus

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