# cursus

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #89,271

## Definitions
1. A course; a journey or progression.
2. A long ditch or trench of unknown function, constructed in Neolithic Britain and Ireland.
3. A racecourse.
4. An academic curriculum.
5. A form of daily prayer or service.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cursus. Doublet of course and cour.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cursus