consummate marriage

noun

A marriage that has been completed through the first act of sexual intercourse between the spouses after the wedding ceremony.

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Meanings

nounconsummate marriage (plural consummate marriages)

plural consummate marriages

  1. A marriage that has been completed through the first act of sexual intercourse between the spouses after the wedding ceremony.
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APA

consummate marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consummate%20marriage

MLA

“consummate marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consummate%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consummate marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consummate%20marriage.

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