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