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consummation definition

con·sum·ma·tion (kän′sə mās̸hən)

noun

  1. a consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
  2. an end; conclusion; outcome

Etymology: ME consummacioun < OFr consumation < L consummatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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