Kilo Lingo

/ˈkʌrɪdʒ/

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Translation

The strength of mind that lets you do something even though it frightens you.

Word origin

From Old French corage, built on Latin cor, meaning heart.

Origin
Old French
Root
corage
English cognates
encourage, cordial

Examples

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"Courage" is uncountable, so it has no plural.

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"Find the courage" means to become brave enough.

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Here "courage" is the quality they admired in him.

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This word is part of lesson 35.