| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cour·age |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kûr  j, k r- |
| NOUN: | The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English corage, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cor ticum, from Latin cor, heart. See kerd- in Appendix I.
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