In medical terms, one might speak of the course of a disease, or its natural history. For instance, multiple sclerosis may take a relapsing/remitting course, or a progressive course.
Course may also refer to a period of medication. Someone may be prescribed a course of oral prednisone, for instance, to help with an exacerbation of Asthma.
The word meaning "rough" is spelt coarse. The word meaning "line of orientation" is spelt course.
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That is the spelling of the noun "course" meaning a path or pathway, as in plotting a course, playing a golf course, or a course of action. The homophone is the adjective "coarse" meaning rough, not smooth, or unpolished. The idiom "course close to my heart" is not a standard idiom. Perhaps the word sought is "source" (an origin or beginning point).
No. It can only be a preposition. The idiomatic form "of course" is an adverb meaning certainly or surely.
No, "direction" is not a prefix. It is a standalone word meaning the way or course in which something is moving or pointing.
The Italians of course! Spaghetti comes from the word spago meaning string. Spaghetti describes the plural and smaller form of the word.
The Sanskrit word "aavaam" translates to "yes, certainly, of course" in English. It is used to express agreement or affirmation.
The line is "Stand you directly in Antonius' way when he doth run his course" and is said by Caesar to his wife Calpurnia. Antony is one of the men running in the footrace which is traditional on the Lupercal celebrations. The word "course" has the same meaning as in the expressions "race course" or "golf course"; it is the path which the contestants have to follow. To run his course is to run the race along the prescribed path.
Using a noun : empire-building Using an economic activity : colonialism Of course imperialism is already one word.
A synonym of course. An antonym for a word that is defined for hvaing the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning.
Flamenco is already a Spanish word, meaning 'flamingo'. It is also, of course, a kind of dance.