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concourse

/ˈkɒnˌkɔːs/KON-kawrs
/ˈkɑnˌkɔɹs/KAHN-kawrs

Meaninga gathering or running together

Common meaning: a large gathering or public hall

Journey through time

  1. Latinconcursus‘a gathering or running together’source
  2. Frenchconcours‘a gathering’source
  3. Englishconcourse‘a large gathering or public hall’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin concursus ‘a gathering or running together’.

Roots

  • concursus Latin “a gathering or running together”

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