court‧ship /ˈkɔːt-ʃɪp $ ˈkɔːrt-/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] the period of time during which a man and woman have a romantic relationship before marrying

2. [uncountable] special behaviour used by animals to attract each other for sex:
courtship rituals

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courtship
noun
ADJ. long | brief, whirlwind After a whirlwind courtship, they married and went to live in Bath.
VERB + COURTSHIP conduct Because of the war they were obliged to conduct their courtship by post.
COURTSHIP + NOUN display, ritual the elaborate courtship display of the pigeon
PREP. during a/the ~ They went there together during their courtship.

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