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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See Rant.]
     To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed. --J.
                                                    Webster.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan.,
     Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]
     1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or
        leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of
        leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [D.] (D. pron. r[.a]nt)
     Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]
  
     2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.
        [PJC]
  
     The Rand, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about
        thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;
        also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  RAND
       Rural Area Network Design

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rand \Rand\, n. [D.] (D. pron. ?)
     Rim; egde; border. [South Africa]
  
     The Rand, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about
        thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;
        also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See Rant.]
     To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
  
           I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. --J.
                                                    Webster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rand \Rand\, n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G.
     rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]
     1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  
     2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or
        leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl.
  
     3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of
        leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rand
       n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
       2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her
          polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
          [syn: Ayn Rand]
       3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern
          South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
          manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Reef]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Σουηδικά n.
     άκρη

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     Γερμανικά n.
     άκρη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Basque n.
     #English (gloss: currency of South Africa)
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en edge), (l en brink), (l en rim)
     2 (lb nl topology) boundary
     French n.
     (l en rand) (currency)
     Maltese n.
     laurel (''Laurus nobilis'')
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 (l en edge)
     2 (l en brim) (q: e.g. of a glass)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en rand) (q: monetary unit of South Africa)
     Old English n.
     1 outer part of something: edge, brink, rim, margin
     2 (lb ang poetic) shield or the boss of a shield
     Swedish n.
     1 c edge, border, boundary
     2 c stripe, streak
     Võro n.
     1 beach, shore
     2 (rfdef: vro)<!-- "küüneäärne nahk" in Estonian,
  possibly a separate etymology (PF *randeh) -->

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     German n.
     1 m edge, brink, rim (gloss: outer part of something)
     2 m ledge, margin
     3 m skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a
  vessel)
     Hunsrik n.
     1 edge, brink, rim (gloss: outer part of something)
     2 margin
     n.
     (alternative case form of en rand) (the currency of south Africa)
     n.
     (lb en South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area
  also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of
  which the principal city is Johannesburg.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  RAND
     a.
     (lb en legal) (initialism of en reasonable and nondiscriminatory
  nodot=1): a standard used with respect to licensing.
     n.
     (initialism of en research Research and development Development
  nodot=1): a nonprofit global policy think tank.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete now dialect) The border of an area of land,
  especially marshland.
     2 (lb en obsolete now dialect) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece
  of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
     3 (lb en dialect) A border, edge or rim.
     4 A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
     5 (lb en basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
     n.
     1 A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley;
  specifically, the Rand
     2 The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive obsolete) To rant#Verb; to storm#Verb.
     n.
     (lb en programming) A random number.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     n.
     (alternative case form of en rand) (the currency of south Africa)
     n.
     (lb en South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area
  also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of
  which the principal city is Johannesburg.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  RAND
     a.
     (lb en legal) (initialism of en reasonable and nondiscriminatory
  nodot=1): a standard used with respect to licensing.
     n.
     (initialism of en research Research and development Development
  nodot=1): a nonprofit global policy think tank.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en edge), (l en brink), (l en rim)
     2 (lb nl topology) boundary
     Estonian n.
     beach
     Maltese n.
     laurel (''Laurus nobilis'')
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 (l en edge)
     2 (l en brim) (q: e.g. of a glass)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en rand) (q: monetary unit of South Africa)
     Old English n.
     1 outer part of something: edge, brink, rim, margin
     2 (lb ang poetic) shield or the boss of a shield
     Swedish n.
     1 c edge, border, boundary
     2 c stripe, streak

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     German n.
     1 m edge, brink, rim (gloss: outer part of something)
     2 m ledge, margin
     3 m skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a
  vessel)
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 edge, border
     2 margin (e.g. of a page)
     Luxembourgish n.
     a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  RAND
     a.
     (lb en legal) (initialism of en reasonable and nondiscriminatory
  nodot=1): a standard used with respect to licensing.
     n.
     (initialism of en research Research and development Development
  nodot=1): a nonprofit global policy think tank.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en edge), (l en brink), (l en rim)
     2 (lb nl topology) boundary
     Estonian n.
     beach
     Maltese n.
     laurel (''Laurus nobilis'')
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 (l en edge)
     2 (l en brim) (q: e.g. of a glass)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (l en rand) (q: monetary unit of South Africa)
     Old English n.
     1 outer part of something: edge, brink, rim, margin
     2 (lb ang poetic) shield or the boss of a shield
     Swedish n.
     1 c edge, border, boundary
     2 c stripe, streak

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     German n.
     1 m edge, brink, rim (gloss: outer part of something)
     2 m ledge, margin
     3 m skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a
  vessel)
     Luxembourgish n.
     1 edge, border
     2 margin (e.g. of a page)
     Luxembourgish n.
     a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  RAND
     a.
     (lb en legal) (initialism of en reasonable and nondiscriminatory
  nodot=1): a standard used with respect to licensing.
     n.
     (initialism of en research Research and development Development
  nodot=1): a nonprofit global policy think tank.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Ruotsi n.
     1 reuna
     2 reunus
     3 ranti
     Viro n.
     1 ranta
     2 rannikko (''syn. rannik

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     Saksa n.
     reuna, ääri, laita

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     Engelska n.
     (tagg valutor språk=en) #Svenska
     n.
     1 (tagg: kat=ä-omljud) synlig kurva eller streck på en yta
     2 enskild linje i ett mönster av parallella linjer
     3 kant av något, gräns; även bildligt: "vara på randen att"
     4 (tagg matematik text=till en mängd M) mängden ∂M som innehåller
  alla randpunkter till M
     5 (tagg: kat=valutor) benämning på valutan i Sydafrika

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Rand
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg kat=ä-omljud språk=de) rand, bryn, brädd
     2 (tagg kat=valutor språk=de) benämning på valutan i Sydafrika med
  ISO-4217-Code: ZAR

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  rand
     n.
     1 (tagg: kat=ä-omljud) synlig kurva eller streck på en yta
     2 enskild linje i ett mönster av parallella linjer
     3 kant av något, gräns; även bildligt: "vara på randen att"
     4 (tagg matematik text=till en mängd M) mängden ∂M som innehåller
  alla randpunkter till M
     5 (tagg: kat=valutor) benämning på valutan i Sydafrika

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  rand /ʁˈ?ɑn/
  1. border, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, rim
  2. rand

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Rand /ʁant/ 
  ръб
  äußere Begrenzung eines Gegenstandes

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Rand /ʁant/ 
  1. άκρη, χείλος
  äußere Begrenzung eines Gegenstandes
  2. άκρη, περιθώριο, χείλος
  äußere Begrenzung einer (abstrakten) Sache
  3. περιθώριο
  außen frei bleibende Fläche eines Papierbogens