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con⋅sum⋅ma⋅tion
[kon-suh-mey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of consummating; completion. |
| 2. | the state of being consummated; perfection; fulfillment. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME consummacioun (< MF) < L consummātiōn- (s. of consummātiō). See consummate, -ion
1350–1400; ME consummacioun (< MF) < L consummātiōn- (s. of consummātiō). See consummate, -ion
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Consummation
Con`sum*ma"tion\, n. [L. consummatio.] The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life). "Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. --Shak. From its original to its consummation. --Addison. Quiet consummation have, And renown['e]d be thy grave. --Shak. Consummation of marrige, completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.
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consummation
1398, "completion," from L. consummationem, from consummare "to sum up, finish," from com- "together" + summa "sum, total," from summus "highest." Sense of "completion of a marriage (by sexual intercourse)" is c.1530. Consummate (adj.), of persons, is from 1643.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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