A character similar to an apostrophe or the smooth breathing written atop or next to a non–word-initial vowel retained from the second word which formed a contraction resulting from crasis; see the usage note.
Origin
From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς; cognate with the French coronis.
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