consummation

noun

con·​sum·​ma·​tion ˌkän-sə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce consummation (audio)
1
: the act of consummating
the consummation of a contract by mutual signature
specifically : the consummating of a marriage
2
: the ultimate end : finish

Examples of consummation in a Sentence

the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning
Recent Examples on the Web And now, the consummation of the administration’s long-running dialogue with the Japanese and the South Koreans over crafting a durable peace in the region. The Editors, National Review, 21 Aug. 2023 For Hollywood, the consummation of the love match was Mervyn LeRoy’s The FBI Story (1959), based on the bestselling hagiography by Don Whitehead. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023 In a lot of ways, Black Parade feels like the consummation of everything with this book. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 6 June 2023 Eros and Villains Milan Kundera once said that all great love stories begin and end outside of consummation. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 May 2022 The record represented the consummation of the relationship forged by the duo, who were always intertwined after meeting in the early 1970s, right up until the end — the artist's death on Thursday, at age 74, came less than a year after the songwriter's, at 73. Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter Inc. was sued by another vendor claiming the billionaire new owner is refusing to pay for services the social media platform engaged while fighting to force consummation of the $44 billion acquisition. Bloomberg.com, 10 Feb. 2023 Was there a consummation [with Joseph Smith]? and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022 But in many species, the actual consummation that all that courtship leads up to does not turn out to be a blissful union. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2010 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of consummation was in the 14th century

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“Consummation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consummation. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.

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