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Regarding academic context, I am a little confused about the meanings of these words.

I am going to state my understanding to see if it is correct or not:

Course meanings:

  • A university course like Calculus1 or Physics2.

  • The course I've finished is a B.Sc in Computer Science.

Class meanings:

  • Students who graduated in 2015 form the class of 2015.

  • I didn't attend the Calculus1 class this afternoon.

Are the meanings above correct?

Are there other academic meanings for these words?

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  • Both of those words can have various meanings, including, but not limited to, the ones that you list. if you want a list of meanings for a word then please consult a dictionary. – Max Williams Sep 28 '16 at 09:41
  • I don't think B.Sc in Computer Science is a *course. OTOH, I have encountered Calculus 101* being referred to as a *class, e.g. in the context of "students enrolling into classes"*. – michael.hor257k Sep 28 '16 at 09:58
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    These terms had precise meanings long time ago, now they are used often as synonyms. See this answer and the comments for a full explanation http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/33443/what-is-the-difference-between-taking-courses-classes-or-lessons?rq=1 – P. O. Sep 28 '16 at 11:35
  • @P.O. How do you know they ever had precise meanings? The word class comes from Latin, where it meant "any one of the six orders into which Servius Tullius divided the Roman people for the purpose of taxation;" The word course comes from Latin, where it meant "running race." – Peter Shor Sep 28 '16 at 14:27
  • You just said it : one meant running race (which is still one of the two meaning in French for "course" the other being an errand ) and the other a social divide (which is still one of the meaning in English). How is that not precise enough for you to not be called "precise meaning" Do you want me to look up "precise meaning" in the dictionary for you? – P. O. Sep 28 '16 at 16:23

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