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Ko·ran

or Qur·'an also Qur·an  (kə-răn′, -rän′, kô-, kō-)
n.
The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad.
[Arabic (al-)qur'ān, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara'a, to read, recite; see qrʔ in Semitic roots.]
Ko·ran′ic adj.
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Adj.1.Koranic - of or related to the sacred texts of Islam; "Koranic laws"
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Koranic

[kɒˈrænɪk] ADJ → coránico, alcoránico
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Koranic

[kɔːˈrænɪk] adj → coranique
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Koranic

[kɒˈrænɪk] adj → coranico/a
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