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consummationcon‧sum‧ma‧tion /ˌkɒnsəˈmeɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal - As months, then years, then centuries passed, however, the final consummation never seemed to come.
- As the crowd waited outside, the macabre ritual in the prison itself approached its consummation.
- For if consummation was the obverse side of the coin at Niagara, death or the prospect of death was the reverse.
- The consummation is one of which he may well be proud.
- The funding of this financing is subject to certain conditions, including the consummation of the Equity Tender Offer.
- There are uncertainties about adequate scale and revenue, and the consummation of ever-larger mergers.
- This is the father of all perfection, or consummation of the whole world.
- Ultimately the sexing of Pride and Prejudice, though, was all trussed-up foreplay with no consummation.
1when people make a marriage or relationship complete by having sex2the point at which something is complete or perfect SYN realization: the consummation of his ambitions |