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noun

Concourse n.

A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence. "The good frame of the universe was not the product of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of matter."

An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place. "Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in silk brocade."

The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies. (Obs.) "The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses."

An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet.

Concurrence; cooperation. (Obs.) "The divine providence is wont to afford its concourse to such proceeding."

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"Concourse" Quotes from Famous Books

... when it was placed over the organ, the listening crowds that jammed the Place des Invalides heard the singing of the "Marseillaise" by the cracked old voices first, then by the sturdier younger voices, and so it joined in, this vast concourse of solemn listeners. ...

— The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 • Various

... animal is a vast concourse of cells is one of the accepted fundamentals of biology. What is not so generally taken into consideration is that the assemblage is formed by the agglutinations of millions of years, and that it ...

— The Glands Regulating Personality • Louis Berman, M.D.

... concourse of men, they came unexpectedly upon Fraide and Lady Sarah surrounded by a group of friends. The old statesman came forward instantly, and, taking Loder's arm, walked with him to Chilcote's waiting brougham. He said little as they slowly made their ...

— The Masquerader • Katherine Cecil Thurston

... for me that I had to take precautions to ensure (so far as I could) the safety of my dreaded visitor; for, this thought pressing on me when I awoke, held other thoughts in a confused concourse ...

— Great Expectations • Charles Dickens

... off-spring unsubstantial both, Privation meer of light and absent day. 400 Our Saviour meek and with untroubl'd mind After his aerie jaunt, though hurried sore, Hungry and cold betook him to his rest, Wherever, under some concourse of shades Whose branching arms thick intertwind might shield From dews and damps of night his shelter'd head, But shelter'd slept in vain, for at his head The Tempter watch'd, and soon with ugly dreams Disturb'd his sleep; and either Tropic now 'Gan thunder, and both ends of Heav'n, ...

— The Poetical Works of John Milton • John Milton

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