coronis
nounUK /kɒˈɹəʊnɪs/ · US /kəˈɹoʊ.nɪs/
Etymology From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”); cognate with the French coronis.
1
Media, Printing, Publishing 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
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.