Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Koran"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Koran \Ko"ran\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. gor[=a]n. See {Alcoran}.]
The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed
revelations to Mohammed; -- called also {Alcoran}. [Written
also {Kuran} or {Quran}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Koran
n : sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet
Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina; divided
into 114 chapters [syn: {Koran}, {Quran}]
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