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consummation

nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,822 of 15,258neutral

Consummation is the bringing of something to its perfect finish. The consummation of years of work, a devout consummation, consummation of the marriage.

In law it has a narrow and specific sense about marriage, and non-consummation was once a ground for annulment. The general sense is grand and literary, and Hamlet's devoutly to be wished is the best-known use.

Definitions of consummation

  1. 1nounconsummationThe bringing of something to its perfect finish.C2

    “The new museum was the consummation of her life's work.”

consummation is a completion.

Where it comes from

  1. Latin

    cōnsummātiō

  2. English, today

    consummation

Borrowed from Latin cōnsummātiō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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consummation in the wild

  • The consummation of a marriage, or simply consummation, is the first officially credited act of sexual intercourse following marriage.

    Consummation

  • Sexual tension is a social phenomenon that occurs when two individuals interact and one or both feel sexual attraction, but the consummation is postponed or never happens.

    Sexual tension

  • Mariage blanc (from the French, literally "white marriage") is a marriage that is without consummation.

    Mariage blanc

  • The transfer of license was approved and consummation of the sale occurred on June 9, 2017.

    KCKL

  • Gauna is a northern Indian Hindu custom and the ceremony associated with the consummation of marriage prevalent in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

    Gauna

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.