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Alkoran

or Al·co·ran

[ al-kaw-rahn, -ran, -koh- ]

noun

  1. the Quran.


Alkoran

/ ˌælkɒˈrɑːn /

noun

  1. a less common name for the Koran
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alkoran1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English alkaron, alcoran, from Middle French alcoran, from Medieval Latin alcorānum, from Arabic (al-)qur'ān “(the) recitation, Quran ( def )
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Example Sentences

On every table in the council-chamber stood an Alkoran—ten copies in one room.

Of several religious works of Budova that have been preserved, the already-mentioned Anti-Alkoran is most worthy of notice.

The Alkoran saith moreover: 'Wherever we may be, and whatever we may be, everywhere we are all of us in the hand of Allah.'

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