consummation
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səˈmeɪ noun
1.
the act of consummating; completion.
2.
the state of being consummated; perfection; fulfillment.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English consummacioun (< Middle French) < Latin consummātiōn- (stem of consummātiō). See consummate, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English consummacioun (< Middle French) < Latin consummātiōn- (stem of consummātiō). See consummate, -ion
Related forms
non·con·sum·ma·tion, noun
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| consummate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to bring to completion or perfection; fulfil |
| 2. | to complete (a marriage) legally by sexual intercourse |
| —adj | |
| 3. | accomplished or supremely skilled: a consummate artist |
| 4. | (prenominal) (intensifier): a consummate fool |
| [C15: from Latin consummāre to complete, from summus highest, utmost] | |
| con'summately | |
| —adv | |
| consum'mation | |
| —n | |
| 'consummative | |
| —adj | |
| con'summatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'consummator | |
| —n | |
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Consummation
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Word Origin & History
consummation
late 14c., "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.
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Example sentences
Consummation may occur on or after the seventh business day after the delivery or mailing of these disclosures.
To meet and overthrow that dynasty is the work before all those who would prevent that consummation.
The marriage of talent and subject, it turns out, can be a blessed one however painful its consummation.
Next to that consummation, a cake on a rake is a pretty feeble entertainment.
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