Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Course
course, n. [Fr. < L. cursu-m, running, race < L. currere, to run.] (webplay: advancing, indefinitely, light, sails).
- Way; route; track; [fig.] year; cycle of 365 days.
- Phrase. “Of course”: naturally; certainly; to be expected; following the proper protocol.
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