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orans

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′anz, ōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•rans  (ôr′anz, ōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. o•ran•tes 
    (ô ran′tēz, ō ran′-),USA pronunciation 
  1. Fine Artorant.

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

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