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refresher course

American  

noun

  1. a study course serving as a review of previous education.


refresher course British  

noun

  1. a short educational course for people to review their subject and developments in it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of refresher course

First recorded in 1910–15

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So if you’ve been on the fence about which membership is right given the maze of checkpoint lanes, consider this your refresher course.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

They were getting a refresher course in weapons skills at a remote training ground.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2025

Our whole country would benefit from a refresher course.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2024

It is also a refresher course in close looking, and reminder of the power of form.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2023

They both do portraits, Babs of children, Marjorie of dog owners and their dogs; they are doing Life Drawing as a refresher course, they say.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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