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- [kawrt, kohrt]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt/
- /kɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrt, kohrt]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt/
Definitions of courting word
- noun courting Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly. 1
- noun courting an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc. 1
- noun courting a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like. 1
- noun courting Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling. 1
- noun courting a short street. 1
- noun courting a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc. 1
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Origin of courting
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English co(u)rt < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cohort- (stem of cohors) farmyard; see cohort
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Parts of speech for Courting
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
courting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
courting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for courting
noun courting
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
- its — sweet vermouth: gin and it.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- coition — sexual intercourse
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