1. noun /kɔː(ɹ)s,kɔː(ɹ)s,koʊɹs,kɜːs/
a) A path, sequence, development, or evolution.
The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
b) A normal or customary sequence.
His illness ran its course.
2. verb /kɔː(ɹ)s,kɔː(ɹ)s,koʊɹs,kɜːs/
The oil coursed through the engine.
b) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by ones prey.
Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.
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