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Word: Consummatory
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Rous (?1581–1659), religious writer and politician. From consummate + -ory. Compare post-classical Latin consummatorius that completes or perfects (400)
= consummative.
Designating an action that has direct survival value to an individual or a species, or that completes a behavioural sequence; relating to such an action.
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