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1916 book on linguistics
Course in General Linguistics (French: Cours de linguistique générale) is a book about linguistics compiled by Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye from
Course_in_General_Linguistics
Two terms of Saussure
linguistic dichotomy distinguished by Ferdinand de Saussure in his Course in General Linguistics. The French term langue ('[an individual] language') encompasses
Langue_and_parole
View of linguistics
structuralism. Saussure's Course in General Linguistics (French: Cours de linguistique générale, CLG), published posthumously in 1916, stressed examining
Structural_linguistics
Branch of linguistics which inquires into the nature of language
consistent. In the first half of the 20th century, the term "general linguistics" was more common (consider Ferdinand de Saussure's famous Course in General Linguistics)
Theoretical_linguistics
Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913)
his pupils posthumously in the famous Cours de linguistique générale (Course in General Linguistics) in 1916. Work published in his lifetime includes two
Ferdinand_de_Saussure
Approach to linguistics
ISBN 9789401106733. de Saussure, Ferdinand (1959) [First published 1916]. Course in General Linguistics (PDF). New York: Philosophy Library. ISBN 9780231157278. Archived
Functional_linguistics
Concepts in semiotics
have had anything to base their concepts on. Saussure, in his 1916 Course in General Linguistics, divides the sign into two distinct components: the signifier
Signified_and_signifier
Complementary viewpoints in linguistic analysis
professor of general linguistics in Geneva from 1896 to 1911, and appeared in writing in his posthumous Course in General Linguistics published in 1916. Saussure's
Diachrony_and_synchrony
Intellectual current and methodological approach in the social science
beneath the surface or the appearance of meaning. In Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, the analysis focuses not on the use of language
Structuralism
Scientific study of language
Mathematical linguistics is the application of mathematics to model phenomena and solve problems in general linguistics and theoretical linguistics. Computational
Linguistics
Not being determined by reason
semiotic arbitrariness (introduced by Ferdinand de Saussure in his Course in General Linguistics) is the idea that social convention is what imbues meaning
Arbitrariness
He has also translated an edition of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics. He was a founding member of the International Association for
Roy_Harris_(linguist)
Linguistic school of thought
de Saussure's 1916 work "Cours De Linguistique Generale" (A Course in General Linguistics). Examples of approaches within structural semantics are Lexical
Structural_semantics
Sociobiological approaches to linguistics
as early as in 1866. Ferdinand de Saussure proposed structuralism to replace evolutionary linguistics in his Course in General Linguistics, published posthumously
Evolutionary_linguistics
1967 book by Jacques Derrida
of Saussure's linguistic structuralism as presented in the Course in General Linguistics, and in particular signs, which for Saussure have the two separate
Of_Grammatology
Swiss linguist
known for editing Ferdinand de Saussure's lectures, Course in General Linguistics. He was born and died in Geneva. Sechehaye studied at the University of Geneva
Albert_Sechehaye
Concept in philosophy and psychology
Kaufmann. New York: Vintage. Saussure, Ferdinand de (1986). Course in General Linguistics. Eds. Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye. Trans. Roy Harris
Other_(philosophy)
Term in philosophy coined by Ludwig Klages
graphic form of the sign is exterior. According to Saussure in his Course in General Linguistics, "The linguistic object is not defined by the combination
Logocentrism
Swiss linguist
the Geneva School of linguistics. In addition to his edition of Ferdinand de Saussure's lectures Course in General Linguistics (co-edited by Albert Sechehaye)
Charles_Bally
Property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol
In any of several fields of study that treat the use of signs—for example, in linguistics, logic, mathematics, semantics, semiotics, and philosophy of
Intension
Concept in literary theory
no need of language. Saussure, Ferdinand de (1959) [1916]. Course in General Linguistics (Translated ed.). New York: New York Philosophical Library.
Différance
Proposed common ancestor to all human languages
générale [Course in General Linguistics] (in French). Translated by Harris, Roy. Chicago: Open Court. Greenberg, Joseph H. (1987). Language in the Americas
Proto-Human_language
1988 book by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publishers, 1999. 260. Saussure, Ferdinand de. "Course in General Linguistics", Structuralism, Linguistics, Narratology. eds. Julie Rivkin and Michael Ryan
The_Signifying_Monkey
Literal meaning of an expression
is rooted in the work of Ferdinand de Saussure, specifically in his theory of semiotics written in the book Course in General Linguistics. Philosophers
Denotation
Study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
Freud: Creative Writers and Daydreaming Ferdinand de Saussure: Course in General Linguistics Claude Lévi-Strauss: The Structural Study of Myth T. E. Hulme:
Literary_criticism
Early-20th-century development in Western philosophy
truths. This intellectual trajectory is rooted in Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics, which posits that language functions as a closed
Linguistic_turn
Second-language acquisition technique
Brittany Pheiffer (2017). An Analysis of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics. Macat International, Ltd.: CRC Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-912302-85-7
Structural_approach
Common ancestor of a language family
In the tree model of historical linguistics, a proto-language is a postulated ancestral language from which a number of attested languages are believed
Proto-language
American academic (born 1960)
Meisel, Wade Baskin's translation of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics (Columbia University Press, 2011) Ed., with Rivi Handler-Spitz
Haun_Saussy
Iranian linguist and translator (1956–2023)
Saussure (Course in General Linguistics), Hösle, Goethe (West-östlicher Diwan) and Jostein Gaarder (Sophie's World). Kourosh Safavi was born in Tehran,
Kourosh_Safavi
Structured system of communication
de (1983) [1913]. Bally, Charles; Sechehaye, Albert (eds.). Course in General Linguistics. Translated by Roy Harris. La Salle, Illinois: Open Court.
Language
In ontology, the highest kinds or genera of entities
Locke Ibid. p.179 Ibid. pp.148-179 Ibid. p.176 Saussure F. de,Course in General Linguistics 1916 (tr. Harris R., Duckworth, London, 1983) p.124 Husserl
Theory_of_categories
Distinguishing properties of entities
Henry G. Bohn. p. 191. Saussure, Ferdinand de (1959) [1916]. Course in General Linguistics. New York: New York Philosophical Library. pp. 121–22. Archived
Difference_(philosophy)
Hypotheses on the origin of languages
In historical or evolutionary linguistics, monogenesis and polygenesis are two different hypotheses about the phylogenetic origin of human languages.
Linguistic monogenesis and polygenesis
Linguistic_monogenesis_and_polygenesis
Concept in anthropology by Lévi-Strauss
November 2023. Leach 1966. de Saussure, Ferdinand (1959) [1916]. Course in general linguistics (PDF). New York: Philosophy Library. ISBN 9780231157278. {{cite
Structural_anthropology
French philosopher (1930–2004)
need of language. Saussure, Ferdinand de (1916) [trans. 1959]. Course in General Linguistics. New York: New York Philosophical Library. pp. 121–22. Archived
Jacques_Derrida
Approach to understanding the relationship between text and meaning
inspired a range of studies in the humanities, including the disciplines of law, anthropology, historiography, linguistics (including sociolinguistics)
Deconstruction
Estonian linguist
independently advanced some of the claims of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, in particular anticipating phonological ideas. Linzbach - unlike
Jakob_Linzbach
Fairy tale from Russia
2307/2708893. JSTOR 2708893. de Saussure, Ferdinand (2011). Course in General Linguistics. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52795-8. OCLC 826479070
Russian_fairy_tale
Relationship between language and human evolution
Retrieved 3 March 2020. de Saussure, Ferdinand (1959) [1916]. Course in general linguistics (PDF). New York: Philosophy Library. ISBN 978-0-231-15727-8
Origin_of_language
primary topic of linguistics. He believed that writing was given too much attention in the field of linguistics. In Course in General Linguistics, Saussure argued
Phonocentrism
American linguist
(in the statement and arrangement of which brevity alone is had in view at the cost of distinctness and unambiguousness)." In his Course in General Linguistics
William_Dwight_Whitney
is co-editor, with Haun Saussy, of Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, and co-editor, with Walter Kendrick, of Bloomsbury/Freud: The
Perry_Meisel
on linguistics. Her notes from these lectures assisted Charles Bally and her husband, Albert Sechehaye, to develop Course in General Linguistics. After
Marguerite_Sechehaye
Actual use of language in concrete situations
constraints are in fact the result of limitations on performance. Published in 1916, Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics describes language
Linguistic_performance
Specific form of a language or language cluster
Rees-Miller. (2001) "Language in social contexts." In W. O'Grady, J. Archibald, M. Aronoff and J. Rees-Miller (eds) Contemporary Linguistics. pp. 537-590. Boston:
Variety_(linguistics)
Learned society in the US
publication of Sapir's Language and Saussure's Course in General Linguistics in 1921 and 1922, the field of linguistics began to take shape as an independent discipline
Linguistic_Society_of_America
Translation Sciences Institute [2] De Saussure, Ferdinand. Course in General Linguistics. (1966) New York:McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2 edition. Melby
Junction_grammar
term 'panchronic' as applied to linguistics goes back at least to Saussure, who uses it to refer to the most general principles, independently of concrete
Panchronic_phonology
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, involving analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context. Language use was first
History_of_linguistics
Nonfiction book by Robert Scholes
language Theory of language Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure Robey, David (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction
Structuralism_in_Literature
Tuuk”. In Tussen twee vaderlanden. Amsterdam, Van Oorschot, 19883, pag. 85-158 (an essay). Saussure, Ferdinand de. Course in General Linguistics (transl
Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk
Herman_Neubronner_van_der_Tuuk
Sociologia Generale) is published. Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics is published. Max Weber's The Religion of China: Confucianism
1910s_in_sociology
Anglo-French literary prize
Childhood by Nathalie Sarraute (Calder) 1984 Winner: Roy Harris for Course in General Linguistics by F. de Saussure (Duckworth) 1983 Winner: Sian Reynolds for
Scott_Moncrieff_Prize
How humans use words to communicate
PMID 37386707. de Saussure, Ferdinand (1959) [First published 1916]. Course in general linguistics (PDF). New York: Philosophy Library. ISBN 978-0-231-15727-8
Language processing in the brain
Language_processing_in_the_brain
Research program in theoretical linguistics
Generative semantics was a research program in theoretical linguistics which held that syntactic structures are computed on the basis of meanings rather
Generative_semantics
Ukrainian linguist and philologist (1941–2023)
than two dozen different languages. He lectures on general linguistics and conducts practical courses in French, Italian, Persian, Finnish, Basque, Welsh
Kostiantyn_Tyshchenko
Variation in pitch
In linguistics, intonation is the variation in pitch used to indicate the speaker's attitudes and emotions, to highlight or focus an expression, to signal
Intonation_(linguistics)
Practice of modifying words for English
In linguistics, anglicisation or anglicization is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce,
Anglicisation_(linguistics)
British linguist (1932–2020)
Indiana, in a post-Bloomfieldean milieu, where Lyons gave courses on general linguistics. In 1961, he returned to Christ's College, where he taught until
John_Lyons_(linguist)
Unintended deviation from the rules of a language variety
In applied linguistics, an error is an unintended deviation from the immanent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner. Such errors
Error_(linguistics)
linguistics is being formed in the process of the differentiation of linguistics as a general theory of language, and is a sub-field of linguistics similar
Media_linguistics
Research tradition in linguistics
Generative grammar is a research tradition in linguistics that aims to explain the cognitive basis of language by formulating and testing explicit models
Generative_grammar
Study of language used by LGBTQ people
William Leap in the 1990s, which "encompass[es] a wide range of everyday language practices" in LGBTQ communities, and queer linguistics, which refers
LGBTQ_linguistics
Russian translator, interpreter and television presenter
Innovative Communication Linguistics Center that works using his 16 academic hour method Polyglot 16, implemented in eponymous course books and mobile applications
Dmitry_Petrov_(translator)
Word which occurs in a text more often than we would expect to occur by chance alone
In corpus linguistics a key word is a word which occurs in a text more often than we would expect to occur by chance alone. Key words are calculated by
Keyword_(linguistics)
All the words in a language collectively
In linguistics, the term lexis (from Ancient Greek: λέξις 'word') designates the complete set of all possible words in a language, or a particular subset
Lexis_(linguistics)
Armenian-American linguist (1916–2007)
degree in philology at Tbilisi State University. At some time in the late 1930s he came across Ferdinand de Saussure's Course in General Linguistics (1916)
Sebastian_Shaumyan
Spanish philologist, linguist and literary critic (1896–1952)
prólogo del Curso de Lingüística General de F. de Saussure (1945) – (Translation and preface to the General Linguistics Course of F. de Saussure) Estudios
Amado_Alonso
Book by Leonard Bloomfield
important general treatments of linguistic science in the first half of the 20th century and almost alone determined the subsequent course of linguistics in the
Language_(Bloomfield_book)
Study of writing style
from the question of the authorship of Shakespeare's works to forensic linguistics, and has methodological similarities with the analysis of text readability
Stylometry
English linguist (1890-1960)
Studies (SOAS), where he became Professor of General Linguistics, a position he held until his retirement in 1956. In July 1941, before the outbreak of war with
John_Rupert_Firth
Spoken phrase used to reduce intensity
In linguistics (particularly sub-fields like applied linguistics and pragmatics), a hedge is a word or phrase used in a sentence to express ambiguity
Hedge_(linguistics)
System of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language
In linguistics, linguistic competence is the system of unconscious knowledge that one has when one knows a language. It is distinguished from linguistic
Linguistic_competence
Process in which a first language is being acquired
linguistics, social interactionist theory, and usage-based language acquisition. Skinner's behaviorist idea was strongly attacked by Noam Chomsky in a
Language_acquisition
American poet and linguist (1938–2025)
part in the development of generative semantics along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. He was a professor of linguistics at MIT
John_R._Ross
Grammatical construction
In linguistics, inversion is any of several grammatical constructions where two expressions switch their typical or expected order of appearance, that
Inversion_(linguistics)
Native American language family
Caddoan languages in a Macro-Siouan family are suggestive but remain unproven (Mithun 1999:305). As of 2012, a program in Iroquois linguistics at Syracuse University
Iroquoian_languages
Linguistic emphasis on syllables or words
delimiters. In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or
Stress_(linguistics)
Domain of linguistics
Internet linguistics is a domain of linguistics advocated by the English linguist David Crystal. It studies new language styles and forms that have arisen
Internet_linguistics
How science fiction has used the science of language as a subject
Linguistics has an intrinsic connection to science fiction stories given the nature of the genre and its frequent use of alien settings and cultures.
Linguistics in science fiction
Linguistics_in_science_fiction
Branch of applied linguistics
Stylistics, a branch of applied linguistics, is the study and interpretation of texts of all types, but particularly literary texts, and spoken language
Stylistics
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the
Noam_Chomsky
1957 book by Noam Chomsky
changed the course of linguistics in general and American linguistics in particular in the second half of the 20th century. Chomsky's interest in language
Syntactic_Structures
Terms describing information structure in linguistics
In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic
Topic_and_comment
Functional part of speech in most languages
In linguistics, a copula (/ˈkɒpjələ/; pl.: copulas or copulae; abbreviated cop) is a word or phrase that links the subject of a sentence to a subject complement
Copula_(linguistics)
One of the International Science Olympiads for secondary school students
directly relate to general linguistics, is to create tasks based on material from languages unfamiliar to the students. Of course, it is more challenging
International Linguistics Olympiad
International_Linguistics_Olympiad
Branch of science that studies society and its relationships
"Environmental Studies | Course Catalogue". Wesleyan College. Retrieved January 18, 2024. McConnell-Ginet, Sally (2012). "Linguistics and Gender Studies".
Social_science
American scholar and linguist (born 1942)
those of Central America, and on historical linguistics in general. Campbell is professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Campbell
Lyle_Campbell
Influence one language has on the acquisition or intelligibility of another
Aisthesis. Whitley, M. Stanley (2002). Spanish-English Contrasts: A Course in Spanish Linguistics. Georgetown University Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-87840-381-3
Language_transfer
Lexeme (word or sign) that consists of more than one stem
In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (less precisely, a word or sign) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding, composition or nominal composition
Compound_(linguistics)
Classic Chinese texts
linguistique générale [Courses in General Linguistics] (in French). Lausanne: Payot. 木氏宦譜 [Genealogy Book of the Mu Family] (PDF) (in Chinese). 1840. 余, 慶遠
Dongba_Manuscripts
Analysis of social and lingual policy, or historiographical discourse phenomena
variously defined in terms of coherent sequences of sentences, propositions, speech, or turns-at-talk. Contrary to much of traditional linguistics, discourse
Discourse_analysis
the latter more technical. Rather than introducing computational linguistics in a general sense, this article will focus on the unique issues involved with
Chinese computational linguistics
Chinese_computational_linguistics
Framework for the description of the structure of a language
grammars may be contrasted with more modern theories of grammar in theoretical linguistics, which grew out of traditional descriptions. While traditional
Traditional_grammar
Evaluation of a person's language ability
study under the umbrella of applied linguistics. Its main focus is the assessment of first, second or other language in the school, college, or university
Language_assessment
Accents typical of English in the US
Problems playing this file? See media help. General American English, known in linguistics simply as General American (abbreviated GA or GenAm), is the
General_American_English
Entrance exam for universities in India
for seven central universities for 1,500 seats in 41 undergraduate, postgraduate and integrated courses from 2010. The application form was filled up through
Common University Entrance Test
Common_University_Entrance_Test
Word or phrase necessary to complete an expression
dictionary of linguistics and phonetics, 4th edition, Oxford, UK: Blackwell. Downing, A. and P. Locke. 1992. English grammar: A university course, second edition
Complement_(linguistics)
Social status and privilege as a grammatical function in many languages
In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated hon) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of
Honorifics_(linguistics)
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, Old English burna, burne ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example Bourn in Cambridgeshire or Bourne in Lincolnshire. This word was replaced as the general word for a stream in southern dialects by Old English brÅc (see Brook) and came to be restricted in meaning to a stream flowing only intermittently, especially in winter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Decourcey.Perhaps an altered spelling of French Courcy.
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese : from corte ‘court’ (Latin cohors ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’, genitive cohortis), applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.English : variant spelling of Court.Americanized spelling of Korte.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire named Corse, from Welsh cors ‘marsh’, ‘bog’.Scottish : topographic name from northern Middle English cors, corse ‘cross’, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places, for example in Grampian and Orkney, named with this word.Danish or Dutch : from the personal name Corsse, a variant of Carsten, which was borne by Scandinavian settlers in New Netherland in the 17th century.
Girl/Female
Teutonic American German French
Famous in war.
Female
Italian
Variant spelling of Italian Ginevra, probably GENEVRA means "race of women."
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Female
Welsh
Medieval Welsh name, probably GENERYS means "white lady."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : from Middle English hous ‘house’ (Old English hūs). In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates someone who had some connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement, either a religious house or simply the local manor house. In some cases it may be a status name for a householder, someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant, but more often it is an occupational name for a servant who worked in such a house, in particular a steward who managed one.English : respelling of Howes.Translation of German Haus.
Female
English
Feminine form of French Louis, LOUISE means "famous warrior."Â
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Famous in Battle
Boy/Male
French English
Lives in a fortress.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a horse dealer, Middle English corser.
Female
English
Pet form of French Geneviève, probably GENEVA means "race of women."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean English French
King Henry V' Soldier in the King's army.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant of Norris 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval northern English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning ‘tomcat’.English : Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Kaus or Ku(h)se, which is of unexplained origin.
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Boy/Male
Scottish
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Gem; Gemstone
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Conqueror
Girl/Female
Hindu
Writing
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lamp of the Rose Garden
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Supporting People
Girl/Female
Arabic
Sweet; Wish; Desire
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Hebrew Reuwben, RUBEN means "behold, a son."Â
Girl/Female
Latin
Blessed.
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n.
A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.
adv.
In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently.
a.
Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
superl.
Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.
a.
Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
a.
The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
pl.
of Postmaster-general
a.
Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry.
a.
Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
v. i.
Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
n.
The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.
v. t.
To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character.
v. t.
To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer.
adv.
In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively.
v. i.
To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire.
n. pl.
Generalities; general terms.
n.
Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.
imp. & p. p.
of Course
a.
Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.