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parcours.

route, course

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/paʁ.kuʁ/
  1. route, course

    invariable · masculine
  2. career

    invariable · masculine
  3. a traditional roaming or grazing right

    historical · invariable · masculine
  4. round; course

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin percursus, nominalised past participle of percurrere. Parcourir is a much later borrowing from percurrere.

verb/paʁ.kuʁ/
  1. inflection of parcourir: first/second-person present indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person
  2. inflection of parcourir: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin percursus, nominalised past participle of percurrere. Parcourir is a much later borrowing from percurrere.

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