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rand
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rand has 3 senses
- rand(n = noun.quantity) Array - the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents; Array has parts: cent
- rand(n = noun.person) ayn rand - United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982); Array is a kind of author, writer
- rand(n = noun.location) reef, witwatersrand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese; Array is a kind of part, region
is a kind of south african monetary unit
is a part of transvaal
CIDE DICTIONARY
rand, n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.].
- A border; edge; margin. [1913 Webster]
- A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel. [1913 Webster]
rand, n. [D.].
- Rim; edge; border.
- The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa. [PJC]
rand, v. i. [See Rant.].
To rant; to storm. [1913 Webster]
"I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
rand, n.
1 the chief monetary unit of South Africa and some neighbouring countries.
2 S.Afr. a ridge of high ground on either side of a river.
1 the chief monetary unit of South Africa and some neighbouring countries.
2 S.Afr. a ridge of high ground on either side of a river.
rand, n. a levelling-strip of leather between the heel and sides of a shoe or boot.
Etymology
OE f. Gmc
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