| NOUN | communication | courtship, wooing, courting, suit | a man's courting of a woman |
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| Sounds | kao'rchih.p | |
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| Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... | |
| Meaning | A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage). | |
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| Example | "its was a brief and intense courtship" | |
| Synonyms | wooing, courting, suit | |
| Narrower | bundling | A onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing |
| Broader | entreaty, prayer, appeal | earnest or urgent request |
| Spanish | cortejo, festejo, galanteo | |
| Catalan | festeig, galanteig | |
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