consummation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
  2. The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
  3. The achievement of perfection.
  4. Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.
  5. The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.

Word forms

consummation consummations

Etymology

From Latin cōnsummātiō.

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