WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ko•ran /kəˈrɑn, -ˈræn, kɔ-, koʊ-/USA pronunciation
n. [proper noun* the + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Eastern Religionsthe sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel.
Ko•ran
(kə rän′, -ran′, kô-, kō-),USA pronunciation n.
Ko•ran•ic
(kə ran′ik, kô-, kō-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Eastern Religionsthe sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- Arabic qur'ān book, reading, akin to qara'a to read, recite
- 1615–25;
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