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coro·na·tion (kôr′ə nā′s̸hən, kär′-)

noun

the act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign

Etymology: ME & OFr coronacion < L coronatus, pp. of coronare, to crown < corona, crown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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