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Word: Corona
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (in corona (sense 5)): from Latin, ‘wreath, crown’
kəˈrəʊnə
the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse, when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disc of the moon.
Short Definition:envelope of gas around sun
a part of the body resembling or likened to a crown.
Short Definition:crown-like structure
the cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped outgrowth at the centre of a daffodil or narcissus flower.
Short Definition:centre of daffodil
a circular chandelier in a church.
Short Definition:chandelier in church
a part of a cornice having a broad vertical face.
Short Definition:part of cornice
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