decoronation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The removal of the crown of an ankylosed tooth while leaving the roots untouched.
  2. The deprivation of a crown; the deprivation of the status of monarch or of authority.

Word forms

decoronation decoronations

Etymology

From decoronate + -ion. Compare corona (“crown (of a tooth)”).

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