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cour.

courtyard,

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuʁ/
  1. courtyard,

    feminine
  2. backyard

    Quebec · feminine
  3. court (of law)

    feminine
  4. court

    feminine
  5. following (of a celebrity etc.)

    feminine
  6. courtship

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French court, from Old French cort, from Latin cortem, shortening of cohors. Doublet of cohorte and court (“tennis court”).

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