Koran /(kō"ran [or] kō̇*rän"; 277)/

Ko·ran

Koran

n.

[Ar. qorān; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qurân, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from qârâ, read. See Alcoran.]

The Scriptures of the Muslims, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran.

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