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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sol•i•da•tion (kən sol′i dā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of consolidating;
the state of being consolidated; unification:consolidation of companies. - solidification;
strengthening:consolidation of principles and beliefs. - something that is or has been consolidated;
a consolidated whole. - [Law.]
- Lawa statutory combination of two or more corporations.
- Lawthe union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.
- (cap.) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck. See table under Whyte classification.
- Pathologythe process of becoming solid, as changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.
- Geologylithification.
- Late Latin consolidātiōn- (stem of consolidātiō), equivalent. to Latin consolidāt(us) (see consolidate) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
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