"minicourse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minicourses [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + course. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|course}} mini- + course Head templates: {{en-noun}} minicourse (plural minicourses)
  1. A brief educational course. Translations (brief course): cursillo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-minicourse-en-noun-3GYRRIGP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'brief course': 82 18
  2. A short course or route, for example in the game of golf.
    Sense id: en-minicourse-en-noun-3SNBimNJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 85

Inflected forms

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