Noun: consummation ,kón-su'mey-shun [N. Amer], ,kón-s(y)u'mey-shun [Brit]
- The act of bringing to completion or fruition
"The consummation of the project took years of hard work"
- The completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
"The traditional consummation of the marriage took place on their wedding night"
Derived forms: consummations
Type of: closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup
Encyclopedia: Consummation