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consolidation

[ kuhn-sol-i-dey-shuhn ]
/ kənˌsɒl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /
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Origin of consolidation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English consolidacioun “healing by closing up, knitting of bones,” from Late Latin consolidātiōn- (stem of consolidātiō ) “merging of usufruct in property, establishing of ownership, consolidation”; see consolidate

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How to use consolidation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for consolidation

consolidation
/ (kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən) /

noun
the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
something that is consolidated or integrated
law
  1. the combining of two or more actions at law
  2. the combination of a number of Acts of Parliament into one codifying statute
geology the process, including compression and cementation, by which a loose deposit is transformed into a hard rock
psychol the process in the brain that makes the memory for an event enduring; the process is thought to continue for some time after the event

Derived forms of consolidation

consolidative, adjective
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