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Synonyms for consummation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-suh-mey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn səˈmeɪ ʃən

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Définition of consummation

Origin :
  • 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). Sense of "completion of a marriage (by sexual intercourse)" is c.1530.
  • noun achievement, fulfillment
Example sentences :
  • Many, indeed, affirmed that the process was already near its consummation.
  • Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The Veaseys had always meant to plaster, but that consummation was still afar.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • God was the will that commanded that "consummation devoutly to be wished."
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • He coached and trained her against the consummation of his plan.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • The first step in the consummation of our plan was to be rid of him.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • Eager that his service should bring her joy, he was anxious to see its consummation.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • Night and day are not long enough for the consummation of it.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • That consummation devoutly to be wished, was to enrich them all.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Quite within the year he would be able to realize this consummation of his dreams.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • To promote this consummation the loss of an army was of little moment.
  • Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

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