coronis
A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or…A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
Meaning
3 sensesA device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
(Ancient Greek)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.
(figuratively, obsolete, rare)The conclusion of something; the end of something.
Origin
From the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorFrom the Latin corōnis, from the Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “crasis coronis”, “editorial coronis”); cognate with the French coronis.
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