First Known Use: 14th century
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concourse
noun con·course \ˈkän-ˌkȯrs, ˈkäŋ-\
: a large open space or hall in a public building
Full Definition of CONCOURSE
1
: an act or process of coming together and merging
2
: a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together
3
a : an open space where roads or paths meet b : an open space or hall (as in a railroad terminal) where crowds gather
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Origin of CONCOURSE
Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French concours, from Latin concursus, from concurrere to run together — more at concur
Rhymes with CONCOURSE
clotheshorse, crash course, dark horse, dawn horse, dead horse, deforce, discourse, divorce, dray horse, endorse, enforce, extrorse, golf course, gut course, high horse, introrse, iron horse, midcourse, of course, Old Norse, one-horse, packhorse, perforce, post-horse, racecourse, racehorse, recourse, redhorse, remorse, resource, retrorse, sawhorse, sea horse, stringcourse, trial horse, unhorse, warhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse
CONCOURSE Defined for Kids
concourse
noun con·course \ˈkän-ˌkȯrs\
Definition of CONCOURSE for Kids
1
: a flocking, moving, or flowing together (as of persons or streams) : gathering
2
: an open space or hall (as in a mall or airport)
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