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coronides

UK/kɒˈɹəʊnɪdiːz/

coronides is the plural of coronis.

Meaning of coronis

Noun

coronis (plural 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.1592–1670: Bishop John Hacket, Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offer’d to the great Deservings of John Williams, D.D., Archbishop of York, volume 2, page 38
  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.

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Questions about coronides

What is coronides the plural of?
Coronides is the plural of coronis.
How do you pronounce coronides?
Coronides is pronounced /kɒˈɹəʊnɪdiːz/ (UK).

Words near coronides in the dictionary

  1. coronets
  2. coronetted
  3. coronial
  4. coronials
  5. Coronid
  6. coronides
  7. Coronids
  8. coroniform
  9. coronilla
  10. coronillas
  11. coronillin

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