Hypertext Webster Gateway: "concourse"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Concourse \Con"course\, n. [F. concours, L. concursus, fr.
concurrere to run together. See {Concur}.]
1. A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence.

The good frame of the universe was not the product
of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of
matter. --Sir M. Hale.

2. An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or
spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.

Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble
ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in
silk brocade. --Prescott.

3. The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies.
[Obs.]

The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of
the glasses. --Sir I.
Newton.

4. An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an
open space in a park where several roads meet.

5. Concurrence; co["o]peration. [Obs.]

The divine providence is wont to afford its
concourse to such proceeding. --Barrow.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

concourse
n 1: a large gathering of people [syn: {multitude}, {throng}]
2: a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
3: a coming together of people [syn: {confluence}]


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