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单词 croning
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Definition of croning in English:

croning

nounˈkrəʊnɪŋˈkrōniNG
  • (especially among feminists in the US and Australasia) a celebration or ceremony to honour older women.

    (尤用于美国和澳大利西亚男女平等主义者中)礼待老年妇女庆典(或仪式)

    they're worried about how they'll look at their croning
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition, Pagans will seek creative approaches to celebrating or marking life changes such as menarche, coming of age, graduations, cronings, divorces, and other changes in life not usually celebrated by society in general.
    • What does the celebration of croning have to do with our relationship to God and others?
    • A young woman in her twenties introduced herself as living in a community of lesbians in Maine where the ceremony of croning has been a regular part of her growing up.

Origin

1990s: blend of crone + crowning from crown.

Definition of croning in US English:

croning

nounˈkrōniNG
  • (especially among feminists in the US and Australasia) a celebration or ceremony to honor older women.

    (尤用于美国和澳大利西亚男女平等主义者中)礼待老年妇女庆典(或仪式)

    they're worried about how they'll look at their croning
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A young woman in her twenties introduced herself as living in a community of lesbians in Maine where the ceremony of croning has been a regular part of her growing up.
    • In addition, Pagans will seek creative approaches to celebrating or marking life changes such as menarche, coming of age, graduations, cronings, divorces, and other changes in life not usually celebrated by society in general.
    • What does the celebration of croning have to do with our relationship to God and others?

Origin

1990s: blend of crone + crowning from crown.

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