Alkoran

or Al·co·ran

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the Quran.

Alkoran

/ ˌælkɒˈrɑːn /

noun

a less common name for the Koran

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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.

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

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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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