refresher course

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noun

a study course serving as a review of previous education.

Origin of refresher course

First recorded in 1910–15

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How to use refresher course in a sentence

Bachmann could use a refresher course on the 2008 election, and the circumstances that helped elect Barack Obama.
Sorry, Michele Bachmann. We Are Ready for a Female President. And It’s Partially Because of You. | Eleanor Clift | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The beleaguered House speaker could use a refresher course in constitutional prerogatives.
Behind John Boehner’s Bluster as He Shifts Blame for the Sequester | Eleanor Clift | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Hello, it's a much-needed refresher course straight from 1971.
Why We Despise Sex and the City | Choire Sicha | May 31, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Even I'll have to take a refresher course before I'll be able to go outside the landing buildings.
Deathworld | Harry Harrison
When you are away for any length of time from this planet, you must take a refresher course.
Deathworld | Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for refresher course

refresher course

noun

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

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