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courtesy car
nounC1
/ˈkɜː.tə.si ˌkɑː/A temporary vehicle provided, usually free of charge, while a customer's own car is being repaired or serviced.
courtesy card
nounB2
/ˈkɜː.tə.si ˌkɑːd/A physical or digital card provided by an organization as a gesture of goodwill or special privilege, granting access to benefits not available to the general public.
courtesy light
nounMedium
/ˈkɜːtəsi laɪt/A low-intensity interior light in a vehicle that turns on when a door is opened.
courtesy title
nounC1/C2
/ˈkɜːtɪsi ˈtaɪtl/A title used out of politeness or custom, rather than by legal right or formal status.
courthouse
nounB2
/ˈkɔːt.haʊs/A building where courts of law are held.
courtier
nounC2
/ˈkɔː.ti.ə/A person who attends a royal court as a companion or advisor to the king, queen, or other sovereign.
courting
adjectivenounC1
/ˈkɔːtɪŋ/The present participle/gerund of 'court', meaning to be involved in a romantic relationship with someone, typically with the intention of marriage.
courting mirror
nounLow
/ˈkɔː.tɪŋ ˈmɪr.ə/A small, often hand-held mirror, historically used as a personal grooming aid or as a gift in courtship rituals, particularly in certain historical or cultural contexts.
courtly love
nounC2
/ˌkɔːt.li ˈlʌv/A historical European medieval literary conception of love that emphasized nobility, chivalry, and often secret, adulterous admiration, where a knight expressed devotion and performed heroic deeds for a usually married lady of high rank.
courtrai
nounC1
/ˈkɔː.ti.ə/A person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to a monarch.
courtroom
nounC1
/ˈkɔːt.ruːm/A room in a courthouse where a judge conducts legal proceedings, especially a trial.
courtship
nounC1
/ˈkɔːtʃɪp/The period during which a couple develops a romantic relationship before getting married or committing to each other.
courtship display
nounC1/C2
/ˈkɔːtʃɪp dɪˌspleɪ/A set of ritualized behaviours performed by an animal to attract a mate.
courtside
nounC1
/ˈkɔːtsaɪd/The area immediately adjacent to a sports court, especially a basketball or tennis court, where spectators, officials, and sometimes players sit.
courtyard
nounB1 (Intermediate)
/ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/an open area of ground surrounded by walls or buildings, typically within a larger architectural complex
couscous
nounC1
/ˈkuːskuːs/A North African dish consisting of steamed granules of crushed durum wheat semolina, traditionally served with a stew.
cousin
nounA2
/ˈkʌz(ə)n/A child of one's aunt or uncle.
cousin jack
nounLow
/ˈkʌzn̩ dʒæk/A Cornish person, especially a miner.
cousin-german
nounVery Low
/ˌkʌz.ən ˈdʒɜː.mən/A first cousin; the child of one's aunt or uncle.
cousinry
nounVery Low / Archaic
/ˈkʌzənri/A collective term for one's cousins as a group; all of one's cousins considered together.

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