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coronation

cor·o·na·tion [ kàwrə náysh'n ] (plural cor·o·na·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
ceremony of crowning: the ceremony or act of crowning a monarch

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin coronation-< Latin corona "crown"]
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