[L. corōnis, a. Gr. κορωνίς curved stroke or flourish at the end of a book or chapter, hence fig. in sense 1 below; also in sense 2. So in mod.F.]
† 1. The conclusion, end. Obs. rare.
a. 1670. Hacket, Abp. Williams (1693), II. 38 (D.). The Coronis of this Matter is thus: Some bad ones in this Family were punish’d strictly, all rebuk’d, not all amended.
2. Greek Gram. A sign resembling an apostrophe (’), placed over a vowel as a mark of contraction or crasis; e.g., κἀγαθός for καὶ ἀγαθός.
1833. E. Robinson, trans. Buttmann’s Gr. Gram., 60. Over a crasis is commonly written the sign ’, called coronis (κορωνίς).
1863. W. Smith, trans. Curtius’ Gr. Gram., § 16.
