Course and Point

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

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

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Point noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: that clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book

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Course and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Point".

good	good course	good point
particular	particular course	particular point
similar	similar course	similar point
right	right course	right point
Other adjectives: certain, current, original, single, small, logical, actual, entire, real, huge, main, new, major, possible, final, random, next, last, different.

Anyone Can Die: Each of the main characters dies at some point over the course of the novels, except for the Cat (and even then, two of his alternate selves die at some point).

Source: Literature / Red Dwarf
Season 10 was, by far, the hardest course they put together at that point, setting a new standard for course difficulty that would not be topped until Unfinished Business.

Source: Series / The Amazing Race
Of course, it's actually Leia in disguise, who of course speaks Basic perfectly, but that's not the point.

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