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cor·o·na·tion 
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| the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign. |
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Coronation
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n. The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort. [Middle English coronacioun, from Medieval Latin corōnātiō, corōnātiōn-, from Latin corōnātus, past participle of corōnāre, to crown, from corōna, crown; see crown.] |
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coronation
1388, from L.L. coronationem (nom. coronatio) "a crowning," from L. coronare "to crown," from corona "crown."
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| coronation | |
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| the ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
coronation [korəˈneiʃən] noun
the act or ceremony of crowning a king or queen
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Coronation
Cor`o*na"tion\ (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See Coronate.]1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty. 2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. --Pope.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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