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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

clar•ain n.

Mining, Mineralogythe coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal. Cf. durain, vitrain.

Latin clār(us) clear, bright + French -ain, as in durain
1915–20

'clarain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bright coal - durain - vitrain

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