| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cor·o·na·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: | kôr -n sh n, k r - |
| NOUN: | The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English coronacioun, from Medieval Latin cor n ti , cor n ti n-, from Latin cor n tus, past participle of cor n re, to crown, from cor na, crown. See crown.
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