Kilo Lingo

/kraʊn/

Line drawing of crown
Coloured illustration of crown
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Translation

The round gold object a king or queen wears on the head.

Word origin

From Latin corona meaning garland or wreath, which came into English through Old French corone.

Origin
Latin
Root
corona
English cognates
corona, coronation

Examples

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A crown shows that someone is a king or a queen.

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Crowns are often made of gold and jewels.

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"Crowned" is the verb; it means made king or queen in a ceremony.

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This word is part of lesson 43.