noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
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General-American:/kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N S AA2 L AH0 D EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solidification, combination
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The combination of several actions into one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A steam locomotive of the 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, first built in the United States in 1866.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of combining into an integral whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a consolidation of two corporations
after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously
the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them