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con⋅sum⋅ma⋅tion

[kon-suh-mey-shuhn]
–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
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con·sum·ma·tion   (kŏn'sə-mā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of consummating; a fulfillment.

  2. An ultimate goal or end.

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