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courage (s) (noun), courage (pl)
1. The ability to be self-assured and sure of oneself: It took Jim a lot of courage, to be efficient and successful in his job.
2. The capacity to overcome one's panic or fright: Jill had to pluck up a lot of courage to tell her boyfriend that she didn't love him after all.

It took Jim a lot of courage to jump into the very cold water.
3. The quality of keeping one's determination or objective: After becoming blind, Lynn kept up her courage and tried to arrange her life as it was before and continued going by bus into town, doing her shopping, etc.

This entry is located in the following units: -age (page 1) cor-, cord-, cour- (page 2)
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(Latin: breath of life, breath, breathing; mind; spirit, "soul"; courage)
(Greek: thymos, spirit, soul; courage; breath, mind, emotions)