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Definition of corona noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corona

noun
 
/kəˈrəʊnə/
 
/kəˈrəʊnə/
(plural coronae
 
/kəˈrəʊniː/
 
/kəˈrəʊniː/
)
(astronomy)
(also informal halo)
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  1. [countable] a ring of light seen around the sun or moon, especially during an eclipseTopics Spacec2
  2. [uncountable] infection with or disease caused by a coronavirus
    • The number of confirmed cases of corona infection continues to rise.
    Topics Health problemsc2
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. : from Latin, ‘wreath, crown’.
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