Alcoran

Al·co·ran

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

Al·co·ran·ic, adjective
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Alcoran or Alkoran (ˌælkɒˈrɑːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for the Koran
 
Alkoran or Alkoran
 
n
 
Alco'ranic or Alkoran
 
adj
 
Alko'ranic or Alkoran
 
adj

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Alcoran is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Alkoran or Alcoran (ˌælkɒˈrɑːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a less common name for the Koran
 
Alcoran or Alcoran
 
n

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Alcoran
older form of Koran, mid-14c., from O.Fr. alcoran, from Arabic al-quran "the Koran" (see Koran).
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