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kor-uh-NAYSHUN/ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn/

A coronation is the ceremony of crowning a king or queen: a coronation oath; the coronation of. Crown is the object or the verb (already in the dictionary); inauguration is for a president. Date the coronation in the source. Mix-up: coronary; carnation (a flower). Do not write coronation for a workplace promotion.

Meaning

The ceremony of crowning a king or queen.

Examples

• “Date the coronation in the source, not a souvenir slogan.”
• “The coronation oath featured in the citizenship extract, which is the legal-ceremony sense.”

Good to know

the coronation of; coronation oath / year. Object/verb: crown. President: inauguration. Trap: carnation. History, RS, and news. Crowning a monarch, not any celebration.

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