coronial
coronial adjective: of, by or pertaining to a coroner.
Adjective (1)
coronial (not comparable)
- Of, by or pertaining to a coroner.
- When the station was reached the doctor, of course, said that Garfield's death had been instantaneous, and as he was vested with coronial powers a formal inquest was held before burial.1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIV...
- But, overturning the 1961 coronial finding, Victorian coroner John Olle ruled Ms Kramer's mother, Phyllis Loomes, had put the bag over Margaret's head.2009 January 22, Melissa Iaria, “Cleared of killing after 48 years”, in Herald Sun
- Synonyms:
- coronal
Adjective (2)
coronial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to coronides.
Noun
coronial (plural coronials)
- A baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived during a lockdown.
- Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan announced that they are expecting their second child together. Their baby will be a coronial.2020 August 14, “Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan to have a 'coronial' baby. Here's what it means …”, in Onmanorama, Kottayam, Kerala
- I am unsure when they will get to meet their first grandson, but they intend to spend Easter in the UK with my brother, a week before our coronial baby is due. And "with a bit of luck", as my dear mother said, "we'll all be together for his arrival on Zoom".2022 March 12, Anna Sarjeant, “What it's like to be seven months pregnant with Covid-19”, in NZ Herald
- Synonyms:
- pandemic baby
Synonyms of coronial
Forms of coronial
| plural | coronials |
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Origin of coronial
From coroner + -ial. By surface analysis, Latin coron(a) (“crown, wreath”) + -i- + -al.
By surface analysis, Latin coron(is) (“curved stroke, flourish in writing”) + -i- + -al.
Blend of coronavirus + millennial.
Words that rhyme with coronial
Questions about coronial
- What does coronial mean?
- Coronial means of, by or pertaining to a coroner.
- What part of speech is coronial?
- Coronial can be an adjective or a noun.
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