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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Coronate  \Cor"o*nate\  (k?r"?-n?t),  Coronated  \Cor"o*na`ted\ 
  (-n?`t?ed),  a.  [L.  coronatus  p.  p.  of  coronare  to  crown,  fr 
  corona.  See  {Crown}.] 
  1.  Having  or  wearing  a  crown. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Having  the  coronal  feathers  lengthened  or  otherwise 
  distinguished;  --  said  of  birds. 
  b  Girt  about  the  spire  with  a  row  of  tubercles  or 
  spines;  --  said  of  spiral  shells. 
 
  3.  (Biol.)  Having  a  crest  or  a  crownlike  appendage. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  coronate 
  v  :  invest  with  regal  power;  enthrone;  "The  prince  was  crowned 
  in  Westminster  Abbey"  [syn:  {crown}] 




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