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Definition of Coronis
1. n. In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable.
Definition of Coronis
1. Noun. A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. (non-gloss definition For example: ?, ?.) ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively obsolete rare) A thing’s conclusion; its end. ¹
3. Noun. (context: Ancient Greek grammar) A ''spiritus asper'' written atop a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from ''crasis''; see the usage note. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coronis
1. a Greek sign [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coronis
Literary usage of Coronis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of the Classics: A New Delineation of the Most Popular Fables, Legends by A Lady (1830)
"No sooner had the deadly shaft left the string than he repented of his rashness
and cruelty. But it was too late. coronis expired ! and Apollo, ..."
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