Arc and Course

Arc

Arc noun - Something that curves or is curved.

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Course and arc are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Course" instead a noun "Arc".

Nearby Words: arch, arcing, arced

Course noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.

Usage example: the river follows a southeasterly course to the ocean

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Arc and course are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arc" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

long	long arc	long course
particular	particular arc	particular course
similar	similar arc	similar course
short	short arc	short course
Other adjectives: certain, current, original, single, small, actual, entire, real, main, personal, new, major, final, next, last, introductory, different, planned, mini.

arc electricity

course electricity

In the course of the Thriller Bark arc, we learn that the arc's Big Bad Gecko Moria has been assaulting ships that pass through and stealing their crews' shadows to give rise to an army of zombies.

Source: Real After All
The live Adaptation Distillation uses similar characters but with different names and outcomes over the course of a 25-episode arc.

Source: Series / Boys Before Flowers
Of course, this arc is an Alternate Universe, which we never see again after it finishes.

Source: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

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