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sura
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sura has 2 senses
- sura(n = noun.communication) Array - one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" is a kind of section, subdivision
- sura(n = noun.body) calf - the muscular back part of the shank; Array is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle
is a part of al-qur'an, book, koran, quran
has particulars: fatiha, fatihah
is a part of shank
has particulars: mid-calf
has parts: gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle, soleus, soleus muscle, achilles tendon, tendon of achilles
CIDE DICTIONARY
sura, n. [Ar., a step, a degree.].
One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number. [1913 Webster]
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