recourse
Meaning
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- The act of seeking assistance or advice.
- The use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation.
- (obsolete) A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
- (obsolete) Access; admittance.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈkɔːs/
Etymology
From Middle English recours (noun) and recoursen (verb), from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrō.
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