coronation
noun
Examples of coronation in a Sentence
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
There was the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the release of Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare, and the birth of Princess Eugenie’s second son, Ernest.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
Truffled egg salad touches classic cucumber which caresses silken Scottish salmon which embraces coronation chicken salad, gold with curry and encased in walnut bread.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Willis starts with an 18th-century coronation anthem by Handel to represent Oxford.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
The new coronation yields a record-extending sixth No. 1 for Grupo Frontera in 2023, the most for any regional Mexican act during the year, and further opens a gap between the next contender, Carin León with three champs.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2023
The coronation of a news conference Thursday at Dodger Stadium contained 700 million reasons why Othani picked the Dodgers to celebrate his unique skills.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
The couple has been largely estranged from the rest of the royal family, but Harry did attend the coronation of his father, King Charles III, who was crowned earlier this year.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
The last time the trio was seen volunteering was during The Big Help Out on May 8 after the coronation of King Charles.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Middle English coronacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French coronacion, borrowed from Medieval Latin corōnātiōn-, corōnātiō (Late Latin, "wreathing"), from Latin corōnare "to deck with flowers, wreathe, crown entry 2" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Coronation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coronation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.
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