Alkoran
or Al·co·ran
[ al-kaw-rahn, -ran, -koh- ]
/ ˌæl kɔˈrɑn, -ˈræn, -koʊ- /
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noun
the Koran.
Origin of Alkoran
1325–75; < Arabic al-qur'ān literally, reading (aloud); replacing Middle English alkaro(u)n < Middle French or Medieval Latin
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Examples from the Web for alkoran
On every table in the council-chamber stood an Alkoran—ten copies in one room.
Halil the Pedlar|Mr JkaiThe Alkoran saith moreover: 'Wherever we may be, and whatever we may be, everywhere we are all of us in the hand of Allah.'
The Slaves of the Padishah|Mr Jkai
British Dictionary definitions for alkoran
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