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- noun Plural form of
coronation .
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Examples
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I seem to remember that the press has given us midterm coronations before, and that before a year had passed they weren't "news" anymore and the laurels passed them by.
"Will Hillzilla Crush Obambi?" Ann Althouse 2006
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These were followed by the pallium, or cloak, formerly the equivalent of the chlamys, or purple paludamentum, and fastened by a clasp over the right shoulder, but now represented in English coronations by a sort of mantle like a cope.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Edward I. carried it off, and it has ever since figured in English coronations.
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So that leaves Westminster Abbey which has historically been the site of important royal occasions such as coronations, weddings and funerals.
Yvonne Yorke: William and Kate's Royal Wedding -- What to Expect Yvonne Yorke 2010
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So that leaves Westminster Abbey which has historically been the site of important royal occasions such as coronations, weddings and funerals.
Yvonne Yorke: William and Kate's Royal Wedding -- What to Expect Yvonne Yorke 2010
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We've seen the damage 'coronations' did to Gordon and Wendy.
Glasgow North East - The Waiting Game Jeff 2009
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Or some of Jefferson's writings on what he thought of foreign influence and corruption, or "coronations" which is actually what this more resembled, rather than a dignified passing of one individual to another of the "Office" of the Presidency.
Share the Joy. The World Has a New President of the USA 2009
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Also, I hear more about "coronations" from non-Clinton supporters than I ever hear from Clinton supporters.
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Its leading officials are required to appear on all imposing public occasions such as coronations and the opening of Parliament.
An African Adventure Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918
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At a time of public festivities, such as coronations, it was impossible to keep her at home.
Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1790
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