non-consummation
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
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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