Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koranesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-ranesque
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the Koran.

Example Sentences

"2003, EddieA95, Re: A Few Questions to the NDE Experiencers Here Group: alt.consciousness.near-death-exp If more NDEs were recorded from the Muslim world, we would see more Koranesque accounts."
"2006, Face, Re-learning history -- it wasn't Popov, it was Mustafa Group: uk.current-events.terrorism Because, according to Professor Sherif Mardin of Washington University, (one of the two Americans with a Koranesque surname), to the Popovs of Islam we owe even the artichokes."
"2011, Hanson, Re: Feynman on Orbital Motion Group: sci.physics and do behave not any different then do Thoraic, Biblical or Koranesque cultist about their prophet"

Etymology

From Koran + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Koran

Inflected Forms

more Koranesque (comparative) most Koranesque (superlative)

Questions

What does koranesque mean?: Reminiscent of the Koran.
Where does koranesque come from?: From Koran + -esque.

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