consummation
NounUS/ˌkɑnsəˈmeɪʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the completion of marriage by sexual intercourseType of completion, culmination
- the act of bringing to completion or fruitionType of completion, culminationKinds fulfillment, orgasm, realization
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′sum·ma′tion (kŏn′sŭm-mā′shŭn), noun
Origin: 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 consummation Devoutly to be wished.— William Shakespeare
From its original to its consummation.— Joseph Addison
Quiet consummation have, And renownéd be thy grave.— William Shakespeare
Consummation of marriage, completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54