consummation

CEFRB2

/kˌɑnsəˈmeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The completion of something, especially a marriage or agreement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The achievement of perfection.

Examples

  • For you the command of Zeus hath consummation.

  • I emptied my revolver upon him as he lay, and should have done the same with its mate had not two hunters at that moment come upon the ground and prevented any further consummation of my designs.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.

  2. The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

  3. Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.

More examples

In context

  • Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.

  • It was the consummation of plans designed on Tufton Street, and of an alliance with Ms. Truss stretching back years. Under her watch, Britain has become a libertarian laboratory.

  • It may be supposed that from the spread of information all real danger from ignorance is past. Not so, good reader, that is a consummation as yet "devoutly to be wished."

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin cōnsummātiō.