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Webster 1913 Edition
Consummation
Conˊsum-ma′tion
(kŏnˊsŭm-mā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[L.
consummatio
.] The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life).
’T is a
Devoutly to be wished.
consummation
Devoutly to be wished.
Shakespeare
From its original to its
consummation
. Addison.
Quiet
And renownéd be thy grave.
consummation
have,And renownéd be thy grave.
Shakespeare
Consummation of marriage
, completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.
Webster 1828 Edition
Consummation
CONSUMMATION
,Noun.
1.
Completion; end; perfection of a word, process or scheme. 2.
The end or completion of the present system of things; the end of the world.3.
Death; the end of life.Consummation of marriage, the most intimate union of the sexes, which completes the connubial relation.