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coronis¹

  • /kɒˈɹəʊnɪs/ UK
  • /kəˈɹoʊ.nɪs/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnɪs

Where it comes from

From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”); cognate with the French coronis.

noun coronides

  1. A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
  2. figuratively, obsolete, rare The conclusion of something; the end of something. The coronis of this matter is thus ; some bad ones in this family were punish’d strictly, all rebuk’d, not all amended.
  3. Ancient Greek A character similar to an apostrophe or the smooth breathing written atop or next to a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from crasis; see the usage note.

Coronis²

  • /kɒˈɹəʊnɪs/ UK
  • /kəˈɹoʊ.nɪs/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnɪs

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Κορωνίς (Korōnís).

proper noun Koronis

  1. Greek Any of several figures from Greek mythology

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name An ancient Greek name

ItalianoCoronide
РусскийКорони́да Koronída

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coronis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coronis

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"coronis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coronis.

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@misc{coronis_2026,
  title = {coronis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coronis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}