"avoir cours" meaning in All languages combined

See avoir cours on Wiktionary

Verb [French]

IPA: /a.vwaʁ kuʁ/
Etymology: From cours in sense 1/2. Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir cours
  1. to be legal tender
    Sense id: en-avoir_cours-fr-verb-dTsGFQsK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 29 25
  2. (figuratively) to be current Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avoir_cours-fr-verb-ezXKSDPQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prendre cours
Etymology number: 1

Verb [French]

IPA: /a.vwaʁ kuʁ/
Etymology: From cours in sense 3. Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir cours
  1. to have a class, to have a lecture, to have a lesson
    Sense id: en-avoir_cours-fr-verb-zx6M5jt5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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