coronation

«coronation» in Mova's school dictionary: the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a coronation, coronations)

meaning for a pupil

A coronation is the ceremony when a king or queen is crowned and officially becomes ruler. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons pupils learn about coronations in Westminster Abbey, crowns, the anointing and the oath. In everyday British life, there are street parties and coronation chicken (a curry-flavoured chicken sandwich filling). Phrases: coronation day, coronation ceremony, coronation chicken.

examples

• Crowds watched the king's coronation on TV. tree →
• The coronation took place in Westminster Abbey. tree →
• Our street held a party for the coronation. tree →
• Grandma made coronation chicken sandwiches. tree →
• The crown is placed on the king's head at the coronation. tree →
• The coronation coach was covered in gold. tree →

note

From Latin «corona» (crown). Countable. Do not confuse with «coronavirus», which is named for its crown-like shape.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coronation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.