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CONCOURSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coming together of people

Synonyms:

concourse; confluence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("concourse" is a kind of...):

coming together; meeting; merging (the act of joining together as one)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A wide hallway in a building where people can walk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("concourse" is a kind of...):

hall; hallway (an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A large gathering of people

Synonyms:

concourse; multitude; throng

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("concourse" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concourse"):

hive (a teeming multitude)

horde; host; legion (a vast multitude)

herd; ruck (a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things)

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