consummatory act

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• consummatory — I. kənˈsəməˌtōrē, tȯrē, ri adjective : of or having to do with consummation : concluding, completing, finishing a consummatory act art as appreciation, as consummatory experience J.L.Blau in proper sequence of preparatory, intermediate, and… …   Useful english dictionary

• consummatory — adjective Date: 1648 1. of or relating to consummation ; concluding 2. of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal directed behavior …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consummatory — con·sum·ma·to·ry kən səm ə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usu. goal directed behavior …   Medical dictionary

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• con|sum|ma|to|ry — «kuhn SUHM uh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. that consummates; fulfilling; satisfying: »A consummatory act, such as flight at an alarm call…is elicited readily if the animal has not recently made the response (S. A. Barnett) …   Useful english dictionary

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