WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•rans
(ôr′anz, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. o•ran•tes
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026-
(ô ran′tēz, ō ran′-),USA pronunciation
- Fine Artorant.
o•rant
(ôr′ənt, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Fine Arts.]
- Fine Arta representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Medieval Latin ōrant- (stem of ōrāns), present participle of ōrāre to plead. See oration, -ant
- 1895–1900
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