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Coronatide

name
/kəˈɹəʊnəˌtaɪd/UK/kəˈɹoʊnəˌtaɪd/US

Etymology

From corona(virus) + -tide (suffix meaning ‘time’, denoting seasons), by analogy with liturgical seasons such as Christmastide and Eastertide.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to bend, turn”
  2. derived from κορώνη — “something curved; curved stern of a ship; end, point, tip”
  3. derived from corōna — “garland, wreath; crown”
  4. suffixed as coronatide — “coronavirus + tide”

Definitions

  1. The period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • At IHOP for breakfast and the COVID-19 protocols are in full swing. Every surface is being constantly wiped down with sanitizer, no shared bottles of syrup, ketchup, and condiments, and sparse, unadorned tables. Welcome to coronatide. 😐
    • In this unsettling season of Coronatide we find ourselves beset by change, some welcome, some unwelcome.

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