US /ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the ceremony of crowning a sovereign

    Crowds lined the streets for the king's coronation.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the ceremony of crowning a... crowningenthronementinaugurationinvestiture
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Word family
Related forms coronatecrowncoronetcorona

Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'coronatio' ('a crowning'), from Latin 'coronare' ('to crown'), from 'corona' ('crown, garland').

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