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cor·o·na·tion
\ˌkȯrəˈnāshən, ˌkär-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English coronacioun, from Middle French coronation, from coroner to crown + -ation — more at crown
1. : the act or occasion of crowning: as
a. : the ceremony of investing a sovereign or his consort with the royal crown
b. : the ceremony of enthroning or of celebrating the official accession of a sovereign
< coronation festivities of the present emperor of Japan — Edwin Strawbridge >
c. : the crowning of ceremonious installation of a person that is chosen as the principal in a celebration or other function or that is the winner of a contest (as a beauty contest)
< the coronation of the queen of the lilac festival >
< the coronation of this year's Miss America >
2. : a culminating act or event : an act or event that brings to completion
< the victory is a coronation of all our efforts >
3. : the official accession to the highest office among a group or the ceremony marking such an accession
< the anniversary of the pope's coronation — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >
< the Iowan tribe … council put off scheduling a coronation — Life > |