consummation

noun
🔊/ˌkɒnsəˈmeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌkɑːnsəˈmeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the act of making a marriage or relationship complete by having sex(初次)行房;通过性交使婚姻或两人关系圆满Topics Life stagesc2
  2. the fact of making something complete or perfect完成;使完美
    • The paintings are the consummation of his life's work.这些画是他毕生努力的完美结晶。🔊🔊
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin consummatio(n-), from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’.