consummation
pronunciation
How to pronounce consummation in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnsəˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce consummation in American English:
US [ˌkɑnsəˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
- the act of bringing to completion or fruition
Word Origin
- consummation (n.)
- late 14c., "completion," from Latin consummationem (nominative consummatio), from consummat-, past participle stem of consummare "to sum up, finish," from com- "together" (see com-) + summa "sum, total," from summus "highest" (see sum (n.)). Sense of "completion of a marriage (by sexual intercourse)" is c. 1530.
Example
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- 3. Death is the consummation of life .
- 4. And I ask the prayers of the nation to almighty god in behalf of this consummation .
- 5. Defects and consummation of mortgage guarantee .