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Definition of: currant
(kûr′ənt) noun
1. A small, round, acid berry, used for making jelly.
2. The bush (genus Ribes) producing it; especially, the red or white currant (R. sativum) and the black currant (R. nigrum).
3. A small seedless raisin from the Levant. ♦ Homophone: current. [Back formation <Corauntz taken as plural in AF (raisins de) Corauntz (raisins from) Corinth]
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