Definition of "courtship" []

• The act, process, or period of courting. (noun)
• Zoology Specialized behavior in animals that leads to or initiates mating. (noun)

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• ""'That's what I call courtship at long taw,' s 'I."'Yes, Miss Jane,' se 'she,' it is, and I'm in a great deal of trouble about Jack."
• "The more formalized process of courtship is completely alien to me. das memsen replied to comment from bkad"
• "In real life, though, although one hears of whirlwind romances and sudden marriages (often followed by whirlwind separations and sudden divorces) courtship is often a very drawn-out affair."