comma vs course

comma

noun
  • A brief interval. 

  • A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways. 

  • In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a short clause, something less than a colon, originally denoted by comma marks. In antiquity it was defined as a combination of words having no more than eight syllables in all. It was later applied to longer phrases, e.g. the Johannine comma. 

  • The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. 

  • A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia. 

  • A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence. 

verb
  • To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas. 

course

noun
  • A sequence of events. 

  • The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse. 

  • Any ordered process or sequence of steps. 

  • The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station. 

  • A path that something or someone moves along. 

  • The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast. 

  • The itinerary of a race. 

  • A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding. 

  • A row of bricks or blocks. 

  • One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together. 

  • A learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study. 

  • A normal or customary sequence. 

  • The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn. 

  • The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc. 

  • In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows. 

  • The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc. 

  • A golf course. 

  • A treatment plan. 

  • A stage of a meal. 

  • A racecourse. 

  • The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment. 

  • A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system. 

verb
  • To cause to chase after or pursue game. 

  • To run through or over. 

  • To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood). 

  • To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after. 

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