multicourse

adjective

mul·​ti·​course ˌməl-tē-ˈkȯrs How to pronounce multicourse (audio)
-ˌtī-
of a meal
: served in multiple courses
a multicourse meal/menu
Thanksgiving at Wright's is an elegant, multicourse affair, running to such dishes as sweet corn bisque followed by roast turkey with trimmings or a less traditional but just as wonderful Maine lobster with tomato-basil polenta.Colleen Dunn Bates

Examples of multicourse in a Sentence

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At night, the lodge’s chefs served multicourse meals of Alaskan king crab legs or Kobe filet. Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023 Participating restaurants, steakhouses, bistros and ethnic eateries will offer multicourse menus at $15 or $25 for lunch and $35, $45 or $55 for dinner, a news release said. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023 For $300 per person, guests can enjoy a multicourse dinner with wine pairing. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023 For a multicourse option, the Baker's Table will continue its brunch series with a special Easter offering this Sunday. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for multicourse

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multicourse was in 1897

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“Multicourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multicourse. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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