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coursework noun
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What does the noun coursework mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun coursework . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Where does the noun coursework come from.
Earliest known use
The earliest known use of the noun coursework is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for coursework is from 1892, in Overland Monthly .
coursework is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: course n. 1 , work n.
Nearby entries
- coursely, adv. 1440–1513
- course pack, n. 1980–
- courser, n.¹ c1330–
- courser, n.² a1400–
- courser, n.³ 1792–
- courser-breeding, adj. 1726
- course record, n. 1886–
- course-setting sight, n. 1918–
- course-stone, n. 1610–65
- courseware, n. 1973–
- coursework, n. 1892–
- coursey, n. 1611–93
- coursing, n.¹ 1549
- coursing, n.² a1552–
- coursing, adj. 1558–
- coursing joint, n. 1809–
- court, n.¹ ?a1160–
- court, n.² 1388–1666
- court, v. c1530–
- courtage, n. 1660–
- courtagie, n. 1682–1703
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Entry history for coursework, n..
Originally published as part of the entry for course, n.¹ & adv.¹
coursework, n. was first published in 2016.
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