Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coronial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
coro-nial
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, by or pertaining to a coroner.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

adj

Of or pertaining to coronides.

noun

A baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived during a lockdown.

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Etymology

From coroner + -ial. By surface analysis, Latin coron(a) (“crown, wreath”) + -i- + -al.

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What does coronial mean?
Of, by or pertaining to a coroner.
Where does coronial come from?
From coroner + -ial. By surface analysis, Latin coron(a) (“crown, wreath”) + -i- + -al.

How to pronounce coronial

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