couronnement
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French coronement. By surface analysis, couronner + -ment.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ku.ʁɔn.mɑ̃/
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Noun
[edit]couronnement m (plural couronnements)
- (literally) a coronation, crowning ceremony
- (figuratively) any similar investiture, triumph etc.
- a crest, something physically in prominent top-position
- (figuratively) a culmination
Further reading
[edit]- “couronnement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012