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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-sol-i-dey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˌsɒl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən



Definition of consolidation

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Late Latin consolidationem (nominative consolidatio), noun of action from past participle stem of consolidare "to make firm, consolidate," from com- "together" (see com-) + solidare "to make solid," from solidus (see solid).
  • noun combination, fortification
Example sentences :
  • The parties could agree neither on terms of consolidation nor on boundaries.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • In all these acts of consolidation the influence of Mr. Wade was active and powerful.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The consolidation still required the sanction of the legislature.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • One of the roads entering into the consolidation was the Utica and Schenectady.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • I—I—ugh, ugh, I know what you want:—a consolidation and annihilation of the States.
  • Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
  • James is to have his proxies and to arrange the consolidation.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The fine fruit is caused by the consolidation of the imperfect flowers.
  • Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin
  • To Rachel he arrived as the complement, the consolidation, of the resolve that she had made.
  • Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell
  • Think of the ages which the molten earth required for its consolidation.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • Competition changed its character as consolidation increased.
  • Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

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