US /ˈkɑnkɔrs/ UK /ˈkɒŋkɔːs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a large open space where crowds gather, as in a station

    Travelers streamed across the marble concourse toward the gates.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a large open space where... concentrationgatheringassemblycrowdthrongconfluence
Word family
Related forms concurconcurrencecourse

Etymology

From Old French concours, from Latin concursus ('a running together, assembly'), from concurrere ('to run together'), from com- ('together') + currere ('to run').

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