consommation

English

Noun

consommation

  1. Misspelling of consummation.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsummātiō. By surface analysis, consommer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧som‧ma‧tion

Noun

consommation f (plural consommations)

  1. consumption
    La consommation d'alcool peut être dangereuse. ― Alcohol consumption can be dangerous.
  2. consummation (the first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage)
  3. (collectively, dated) consumers, consuming public, clientele
    • 1862, Rapports des membres de la section française du jury international sur l’ensemble de l’exposition, page 499:
      Pour ces sortes d’articles il faut une activité inventive si développée que nous n’aurons pas de longtemps de concurrence sérieuse, et la grâce, le bon goût de nos modèles les feront toujours rechercher par la consommation élégante du monde entier.
      For this kind of product, such a high level of inventive activity is required that we will not have serious competition for a long time, and the grace, the good taste of our designs will always make them sought after by the elegant consumers of the entire world.

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